Description:
Blue ribbon with gold lettering sayimg, "BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. CARPENTERS' COMPANY OF THE CITY AND CO. OF PHILADELPHIA Oct. 24th 1882". Attached to bottom is tassle of wire coil. No accession number is sewn on at present
Description:
William H. Ellis was a master builder of elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1833. In 1830, he lived at 213 N. 4th street as a carpenter. In 1840, he was listed as a lumber merchant at N. 7th street above Brown street. In 1850, he…