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Author: Deland, Margaret.
Date: 1890

Author: Schevill, Ferdinand
Date: 1909

Author: Finley, Martha.
Date: 1879

Author: Tincker, Mary Agnes
Date: 1883

Author: Burroughs, John
Date: 1887

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Description: silk banner carried by the Carpenters' Company in 1788. cream colored ground with the Arms of the Carpenters' Company. Hand-carved and gilt frame with eagle cresting.
Date: 1788
Item type: banner

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Description: silk banner carried by the Carpenters' Company in 1832. cream colored ground with the Arms of the Carpenters' Company. Hand-carved and gilt frame with eagle cresting. carried in parade to commemorate Washington's 100th birthday
Date: 1832
Item type: banner

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Description: Gift from Carpenters' Company of London during there visit in May 2009. Inscription: "This silver goblet was made in London in 1874, 100 years after the First American Congress was held in Carpenters' Hall Philadelphia. It was presented to the…
Date: 1874
Item type: Silver Goblet

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Description: paring chisel: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade
Item type: paring chisel

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Description: paring chisel: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade
Item type: paring chisel

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Description: paring chisel: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade
Item type: paring chisel

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Description: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade several scratches are…
Item type: paring chisel

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Description: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade several scratches near…
Item type: paring chisel

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Description: paring chisel: 1) pushed to smooth a rough cut made by the forming chisel. used as a finishing tool. 2) side view: flat and thin 3) some decoloration 4) incision goes from top of blade along back of the chisel for a few inches 5) sharp blade…
Item type: paring chisel

Description: Joseph Simes, or Sims, the carpenter, not to be confused with the well-known Philadelphia merchant Joseph Sims, was a member of the Carpenters' Company elected in 1810. Interestinly, Simes is not listed in the Philadelphia Directory until 1813 when…
Member number: 246*
Date elected: 1/1/1810

Description: Sameul Sims was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1794. He died the next year. Samuel Simes, or Sims, was a member of the company for around a year. There are multiple listings in the Philadelphia Directory between 1785 and 1794.…
Member number: 176*
Date elected: 1/1/1794

Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr.
Date: 1870

Member number: 490*
Date elected: 5/27/1893

Author: Mac Donald, George
Date: 1879

Author: Toland, M. B. M.
Date: 1877

Author: Hillard, George Stillman
Date: 1854

Author: Hillard, George Stillman
Date: 1854

Author: Birkmire, William H.
Date: 1894

Author: Irving, Washington
Date: 1854

Author: Dickens, Charles.

Author: Vambery, Arminius
Date: 1868

Author: Winchell, Alexander
Date: 1872

Author: Henry, James
Date: 1859

Author: King, Horatio
Date: 1878

Author: Guptill, Arthur L.
Date: 1922

Author: Hamilton, Gail
Date: 1866

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Description: mahogany slant-top desk with four graduated drawers, oval brass pulls and French bracket feet. Key holes in drawers. Behind the desk top: 4 small drawers, 2 larger drawers, 8 divided shelves and a center cabinet with 2 divided shelves and another…
Date: c. 1790
Item type: desk

Author: Hammond, Wm. A.
Date: 1869

Author: Hall, W. W.
Date: 1871
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