American Balance of the mid-nineteenth century. the name of the maker is blurred, however, Philadelphia can be deciphered as the place of manufacture. "American Copper and Brass" H.J. Kauffman, page 233.
Edward Shippen home. Note on bottom of picture: "Lancaster residence -1752- of Edward Shippen - Mayor of Philadelphia 1744; buried in St. James Church-yard, Lancaster, Pa., 1781--His grand-daughter, Mary Shippen Burd, married Peter Grubb II, Ironmaster,Cornwall, Pa., Grand-father of Clement B. Grubb."