Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. Trade Catalog, "P.S. & W. Tinsmiths' Tools and Machines," circa 1895

Summary

Until the first decade of the 19th century, tinsmiths in both Europe and the United States manufactured virtually all tinware by hand using a variety of specialized tools. But as tinware became more popular, American tinsmiths added new machines to their more traditional set of equipment. This catalog advertised the wide range of tools and machines used to produce tinware in late-19th-century America.

Until the first decade of the 19th century, tinsmiths in both Europe and the United States manufactured virtually all tinware by hand using a variety of specialized tools. But as tinware became more popular, American tinsmiths added new machines to their more traditional set of equipment. This catalog advertised the wide range of tools and machines used to produce tinware in late-19th-century America.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

circa 1895

Collection Title

Trade Catalog Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9765

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Brick red

Dimensions

Height: 9.875 in

Width: 6.875 in

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