A disassembled brass andiron. The maker's name is engraved on the plinth. The name is Wittingham, who was a famous producer of andirons. Courtesy: Quentin Bowers Collection
Brass andirons with baluster turning and low arched legs; circa 1740-1750.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman.This photo appeared in SPINNING WHEEL National Antiques Magazine, Hanover, Pennsylvania in the December issue, 1976.
The finest type of American andirons signed by Paul Revere. Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. "No reproduction of this photograph is permitted without written permission from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Application form furnhished on request.
The following information is found both on page 148 of H.J. Kauffman's "American Copper & Brass" and the back of the photograph: "A very elegant pair of brass andirons of the late eighteenth century. On the back of one leg is stamped Revere & Son, on the back of the other leg is stamped Boston." Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Sylmaria Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman.This photograph may be not be reproduced in any medium, including television, without specific written permission from the Secretary of the Museum. When permission for publication has been granted, the reproduction should be accompanied by the following credit line: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930."
Rifle with flint lock. Stock of maple wood, octogonal barrel, brass mountings and patch box cover of wood. Marked Joel Ferree on top facet of barrel. Mid-eighteenth century.
Flintlock rifle, maple full stock, brass mounted, silver inlay on the cheek side, octagonal barrel, 48 inches long. Although this rifle has an unusually long barrel its most unusual feature is the signature of the maker, G. Weiker, on the lid of the patch box. On a few of his products he is known to have included the price on the lid of the patch box which was usually $15. Weiker was an expert in the technique of incised carving. His rifles are rare and usually command a high price because of his novel method of advertising.
From "Pennsylvania Kentucky Rifle" by Henry J. Kauffman, page 93: "A pair of such pistols, made by Fredrick Zorger of York, Pennsylvania, is exhibited in the Winterthur Museum, at Winterthur, Delaware. They are stocked in walnut, have silver mountings, and a very delicate pierced pattern in the lockbolt plate. The round barrels taper in the traditional manner and have "Yorktown" engraved on the top near the breech. The plain handmade locks are quite incongruous to the balance of the workmanship,
