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Date: 1987-04-27

Date: 1991-12-27

Description: Master builder Hugh Roberts--occasionally "Jr." to avoid confusion with the Hugh Roberts, 1703-1786, who owned the large house built at Point no Point in 1767 and belonged to the American Philosophical Society -- became a member of the Friendship…
Member number: 125*
Date elected: 1/16/1786

Description: Jonathan Roberts was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1798. He was subscriber to Owen Biddle, The Young Carpenter's Assistant; or, a system of architecture, adapted to the style of building in the United States (Philadelphia,…
Member number: 205*
Date elected: 1/1/1798

Member number: 291*
Date elected: 1/1/1824

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Description: William Roberts was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company prior to the date of the earliest surviving records; he was first present at a Company meeting in 1768. Roberts was an "encourager" of the Philadelphia edition of Abraham Swan,…
Member number: 40*

Author: Molesworth, Mrs.

Description: Samuel Robinson was a carpenter elected to the Carpenters’ Company in 1801. Samuel Robinson was in charge of refitting Carpenters’ Hall in preparation for housing the Bank of Pennsylvania. Robinson hired the blacksmith Patrick Lyon to make locks for…
Member number: 214*
Date elected: 1/1/1801

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Description: William Robinson was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company prior to the date of surviving records; first present at a Company meeting in 1766; elected Warden of The Company in 1773 but was "Out of the Province" much of that time.…
Member number: 70*

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Description: On the underside of Salver, there is engraved: -"Carpenters' Co." and a shield. -panel saying "Honour God" -These words: "The Gift of The Worshipful Company of Capenters of London. By the hand of The Master Commander Alan Westbury Preston, R.N.…
Item type: silver salver

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Description: Rod Back Windsor settee with 3-sectioned back of 15 spindles and one piece serpentine crest rail; plank seat; shaped arm rest terminating in knuckled hand grips; eight vase and ring turned legs intermedial stretchers. 1 of 6.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: settee

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Description: Rod Back Windsor settee with 3-sectioned back of 15 spindles and one piece serpentine crest rail; plank seat; shaped arm rest terminating in knuckled hand grips; eight vase and ring turned legs intermedial stretchers. 2 of 6.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: settee

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Description: Rod Back Windsor settee with 3-sectioned back of 15 spindles and one piece serpentine crest rail; plank seat; shaped arm rest terminating in knuckled hand grips; eight vase and ring turned legs intermedial stretchers. 3 of 6.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: settee

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Description: Rod Back Windsor settee with 3-sectioned back of 15 spindles and one piece serpentine crest rail; plank seat; shaped arm rest terminating in knuckled hand grips; eight vase and ring turned legs intermedial stretchers. 4 of 6. Back loose, third…
Date: c. 1825
Item type: settee

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Description: Rod Back Windsor settee with 3-sectioned back of 15 spindles and one piece serpentine crest rail; plank seat; shaped arm rest terminating in knuckled hand grips; eight vase and ring turned legs intermedial stretchers. 5 of 6.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: settee

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Description: Rod Back Windsor settee with 3-sectioned back of 15 spindles and one piece serpentine crest rail; plank seat; shaped arm rest terminating in knuckled hand grips; eight vase and ring turned legs intermedial stretchers. 6 of 6.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: settee

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 21 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.

Removed 10/23/84 for repair- Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10/31/84.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 22 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 23 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

Description: Rod-back Windsor side chair Removed for repair 10-23-84, Carl Gudnitz repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 25 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 1 of 25 chairs. rod-back Windsor side chair
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 2 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 3 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair broken 3-83 at Woodworkers' Society meeting. front stretcher broken at leg.…
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 4 of 25 chairs. rod-back Windsor side chair.

Removed 10-23-84 for repair. Carl Gudnitz repairer. Returned 10-31-84
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 5 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 6 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.

Removed 10-23-84 for repair- Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 7 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 8 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 9 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 10 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 11 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.

Removed 10-13-84 for repair- Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 12 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 13 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.

Removed for repairs 10-23-84. Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Date: circa 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 14 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.

Removed for repair 10-23-84. Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 15 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor Side Chair.

Chair broken by staff member of Imagin TV Co. 11-22-82. top rod left…
Date: c. 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 16 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 17 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 18 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 19 of 25.

Remarks: Entire chair back loose, third spindle from right side unattached. nail placed through bottom of…
Date: c. 1825
Item type: chair

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Description: Five bamboo turned spindles, double rod cresting with octagonal center piece, plank seat and bamboo turned legs and stretchers. 20 of 25 chairs. Rod-back Windsor side chair.

Removed for repairs 10-23-84. Carl Gudnitz, repairer. Returned 10-31-84.
Date: c. 1825
Item type: chair

Description: Mark Rodes was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1785. He may be the Mark Rodes who was a seargent in John Jordan's company of the Artillery Artificers, 1778-1780.Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Builders, a project…
Member number: 120*
Date elected: 1/5/1785

Author: Campbell, Helen.
Date: 1888

Date: 1946-80 2 to 12 1992

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Description: Mahogany roll-top desk with two flanking banks of five drawers each. Roll-top is only partial.
Date: circa 1890
Item type: desk
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