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."
