Advertisement for Hedderly and Riland, Bell and Brass Founders, Smiths, etc. From Paxton's Trade Directory, 1819, Philadelphia. Courtesy Historical Society of Pennsylvania
"Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Late eighteenth-century billhead of Benjamin Harbeson was printed from a plate engraved by Henry Dawkins, who was one of the earliest engravers in America. The importance of this item lies in its portrayal of the styles of vessels made at that time."(see same picture as a trade card #HK02-03-08)
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Description from page 36, "Earlhy American Copper, Tin & Brass, Henry J. Kauffman, 1995.
Early trade card of Benjamin Harbeson from Philadelphia, dates 1754. Obviously a very globular tea kettle.
(See billhead on HK-02-03-02)
Description on above referenced billhead: ""Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Late eighteenth-century billhead of Benjamin Harbeson was printed from a plate engraved by Henry Dawkins, who was one of the earliest engravers in America. The importance of this item lies in its portrayal of the styles of vessels made at that time."
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. . Description from page 36, "Earlhy American Copper, Tin & Brass, Henry J. Kauffman, 1995.
This advertisement was found in a Virginia pine case for carrying a surveyor's compass. Information data of this kind is very useful and extremely difficult to find. (from page 102, "Early American Copper, Tin & Brass" Henry J. Kauffman)
Advertisement from a Baltimore business directory dated 1850 for Joseph K. Stapleton, manufacturer of brushes, bellows, fishing rods and tackle. The brush on the left is a fireplace brush.
Page from the book "The American Fireplace" showing newspaper advertisement of Robert Wellford in which he mentions patterns for stoves. He is most famous for the mounts he made for mantles.
Muskets stocked, in the best and neatest manner, by Edward Pole, in Market street, near the Court-House, Philadelphia; where may be had the best kind of wires and brushes for firelocks, priming flasks and oil bottles to bit in the cartouch boxes; musket and pistol balls; musket and pistol cartridges of all sizes, and cartridge formers. Also cartridges made up, on moderate terms by the hundred or larger quantity.
N.B. A very neat cutteau de chase, and a small sword, to be sold at the above place.
Penna. Evening Post, No. 135 (Phila.) Dec 2, 1775.
Extraordinary wages will be given to two or three Journeymen gunsmiths, who ae well skilled in stocking of muskets and rifles. Likewise good encouragement will be given to a gun lock filer, that can make musket locks. Apply to Thomas Palmer on the north side of Market-street between Fourth and Fifth-streets, Philadlphia.
N.B. Any person that has skill to accomplish either of the aforsaid branches, may, if they choose, work piece work and reveive their cash every Saturday afternoon or a sum of money will be advanced to them by giving security for the delivery of their work.
Penn Gaz Supo. to April 10, 1776, No. 2468 - Hit Soc.
