The only American brass tea kettle seen by H.J. Kauffman. The maker has not been identified. It is in perfect condition. Inscription on the front of tea kettle "From Wm. Kee, Esq to James M. Adams, U.S.N."
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. From the James A. Knowles Collectio, The Smithsonian Institution.
Combined clock and planetarium by David Rittenhouse. This device was in the home of Rittenhouse when he died and presumably he made it for his own use. Courtesy, Joe Kendig, Jr.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Henry Kauffman. Permission necessary for publication or reproduction American Philosophical Society