Tin Peddler's cart, Charles S. Pickering, Georgetown, Massachusetts. Note attached to the picture "The craftsman worked in his shop all winter, and in the summer he went to the boondocks to sell his ware. He frequently took feathers in payment instead of cash."
According to information on back of photo, "Collection of Negatives of Historical and Architectural Subjects, Essex Institute, Salem Mass." Essex Institute merged with Peabody Museum of Salem to become Peabody Essex Museum in 1992.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. From the Collection of Negatives of Historical and Architectural Subjects, Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. See note in description.
Lamp made of tin plate and used widely in the rural areas of Pennsylvania in the nineteenth century. This style is a very attractive one and is often found in antique shops today. Lamp from the collection of Henry Kaufman
From "Pennsylvania Kentucky Rifle" page 132, "Cannister was used by the country storekeeper to hold gunpowder which was sold retail in small quantities. Is is about 12 inches high."
From a note attached to the picture: " A brass warming pan with a very attractive cut out design and a handle with a rope twist. Important warming pans gravitate to some of the important antique dealers. The cutout design was attractive and functional. The openings provided a small draft to keep the coals hot as the pan was swept between the sheets to take off the chill of winter nights."
From a note on the back of the photo: "Two dippers and a spatula made in Canton, Ohio late in the nineteenth century. The design of the finials of the handles are identical, but fortunately they are very attractive. The bowls, and the spatula are made of brass, the handles of iron.
From note on the back of the photo: " Jagging irons or pie crimpers. The older type on the right and left are usually called jagging irons while the mid-nineteenth century tuype in the center is called a pie crimper." From the colletion of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith
From note on back of photograph: "Brass mold for casting pewter buttons. U.S.A. is engraved on the bottom surface of each cavity and was reproduced on each button. The two handles of wood originally fitted on each tang are missing. Courtesy Don Berkbile
