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
Close up of a brass screw on part of an unidentifed object
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. This photograph not be be reprodced in any form without written permission of the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum and it is understood that reproduction will be accompanied by the credit line: "Courtesy, Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum"
From note on back of picture: Lancet made in the style produced by craftsmen working in New York and Pennsylvania. This one was made by Tieman who worked in New York City in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Imperfect sleigh bell showing the metal was too cool when it was poured and chilled below the flowing temperature before the casting cavity was filled. Courtesy of Edwin Battison
Imperfect sleigh bell showing the metal was too cool when it was poured and chilled below the flowing temperature before the casting cavity was filled. Courtesy of Edwin Battison
Note on back of photo: Complete set of sleigh bells mounted on a leather stamp with a buckle for connecting the ends under the horse's belly. The close-up of the buckle shows a piece of leather slipped under the metal so it did not injure the horse." Courtesy of Pennsylvania State Farm Museum of Landis Valley
Note on back of photograph: " Top and side views of three bells used on straps, and usually called "sleigh bells" because they were used on horses when they were pulling a sleigh. Their function was to warn other travelers of their location because sleighs moved so quietly they could barely be heard. The designs and openings of the bells were cut into the patterns and imprinted in the metal when the castings were made. The initials W.B. presumably stand for William Barton."
Note on back of photo: Some important buttons connected with the early history of the United States. The top left button is known as an Inaugural button on which is placed the initials of the president. Around the edge is a chain of links, each one containing the initials of one of the thirteen colonies. The other examples are of the eighteenth century and are obviously connected with the President or the nation. Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Landis
Note on back of photo: Untouched brass castings as they were taken out of the sand. Hours of work were required to make the key useable in a lock. The other object is a keeper for a brass cased lock.
