Handwritten note with information about a chest made by Jacob Weber. "This little chest was made by my great-great-great-grandfather on my mother's side, Jacob Weber (1760-1846) who lived near Fivepointville." Note possibly written by Mary Gehman.
Provenance
Photographs of various Pennsylvania German decorative arts objects taken by Richard Flanders Smith. Gift of his daughter, Cathy Rittenhouse.
Photograph- Ashmore P. Patterson, b. 1860, d. 1938, was born in Little Britain Township, son of John L. and Ann Eliza Black Patterson. Raised on a farm in Fulton Township. He was a fine machinist and invetned the swother and gleaner, attachments for binders, for which he obtained patents. Patent was sold to McCormack and used on their binders.
Photograph- Ashmore P. Patterson, b. 1860, d. 1938, was born in Little Britain Township, son of John L. and Ann Eliza Black Patterson. Raised on a farm in Fulton Township. He was a fine machinist and invetned the swother and gleaner, attachments for binders, for which he obtained patents. Patent was sold to McCormack and used on their binders.
Description
Ashmore P. Patterson, b. 1860, d. 1938, was born in Little Britain Township, son of John L. and Ann Eliza Black Patterson. Raised on a farm in Fulton Township. He was a fine machinist and invetned the swother and gleaner, attachments for binders, for which he obtained patents. Patent was sold to McCormack and used on their binders.
