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Author: Rives, F. and J. Rives and George A. Bailey.
Date: 1868

Author: Rives, F. and J. Rives and George A. Bailey.
Date: 1868

Author: Twain, Mark
Date: 1891

Author: Irving, Theodore
Date: 1851

Author: Cooke, George
Date: 1878

Author: Hack, Mary Pryor
Date: 1882

Author: Thorne, Robert Powell, Christopher Pepper, Simon
Date: 1995

Author: Tourgee, Albion W. conductor
Date: 1884

Author: Tourgee, Albion W. conductor
Date: 1883

Author: Tourgee, Albion W. conductor
Date: 1882

Author: Tourgee, Albion W. conductor
Date: 1883

Author: Nevin, David B.
Date: 1875

Author: Ray, I., M. D.
Date: 1873

Author: Jeffrey, Francis
Date: 1853

Author: Cruden, John
Date: 1791

Description: James Cooper was elected to the Carpenters’ Company in 1803 after being proposed by Robert Morrell. In 1805, he resided in Pearsons Court. The Directory for 1810 locates Cooper at 192 St. John st. and in 1814 at 147 St. John st. He died in 1816. His…
Member number: 223*
Date elected: 1/1/1803

Description: John Cooper was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1785. John Cooper was proposed for the Carpenters’ Company by John King. It is certain that a carpenter named John Cooper lived at 133 Pine street from 1791 until his death in the…
Member number: 122*
Date elected: 1/7/1785

Member number: 400
Date elected: 7/16/1866

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Description: Cooper's borer; tool. Steel borer with wooden handle.
Date: early 20th C.
Item type: Cooper's bunghole borer

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Description: cooper's borer; tool. tapers to spiral and then to a point at the tip. early, hand-forged
Date: c. 1800-1850
Item type: cooper's bunghole borer

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Description: Cooper's Bung. Tip is broken off. Hand-forged.
Date: first half of 19th C.
Item type: cooper's bung

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Description: adze with wooden handle. iron head- very rusty. wrought steel with original wooden handle. cutting radius 3 5/8"
Item type: adze

Description: Samuel Copeland was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1831. He served the Company as Warden and Secretary as well as on the Book Prices and Managing Committees. Copeland was listed in the Philadelphia Directory at…
Member number: 302*
Date elected: 1/1/1831

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Description: Copper plate depicts bespectacled man wearing Carpenters' Co. Badge accepting or presenting a certificate from or to the man seen in CCCCP-179 and CCCCP-180. Plate has many small scratches on its left side.
Item type: copper plate

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Description: Copper plate with attached Wooden Block. Upper portion of plate is broken off at angles in both top corners. Plate has raised letters.
Item type: copper plate

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Description: Printing plate and accompanying wooden block. Bottom of wooden block attached to the copper plate is two-toned. 1 of 4.
Item type: copper plate
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