Extremely rare brass kettle made of one piece of brass. There are no joints and the forming was done completely wth a hammer. Signed W. Heyser, Chambersburg. From Horst Collection
(3 copies 1 one 5"x7", one 8"x8", the other 8"x10")
Surveyor's compass, marked John Vogler, Salem, N.C. John Vogeler (1783-1881) served his apprenticeship under Christoph Vogeler, his uncle, and is known to have made guns. He called himself a silversmith and a watchmaker. He opened his shop in Salem about 1806. Courtesy Old Salem, Inc.