Zane, William

Zane, William

The master carpenter and ironmonger William Zane became a member of the Friendship Carpenters' Company c.1775 and a member of The Carpenters' Company when the two groups of master carpenters united in 1786. In the years following the Revolution, Zane appears exclusively to have followed the trade of ironmonger, first as Zane & Company and later as Zane and Chapman. In the Pennsylvania Gazette for January 2, 1793, Zane advertised, "At the sign of the Canister and Hand-saw, between Market and Chestnut-streets," he "has just imported, in the late arrivals from Europe, a large and general assortment of IRONMONGERY, CUTLERY, SADDLERY, &c." According to the city directory for that year, Zane's establishment was at 23 Second Street. See also the January 1, 1798, testimonial for the "Composition Ornaments, manufactured by the said Zane, Chapman and Co." reproduced in Prime. Zane is recorded as having died in 1805.


Biography from Philadelphia Architects and Builders, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Roger W. Moss.

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Zane

William

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1/16/1786

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Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects page 895. This master carpenter and ironmonger became a member of The Friendship Carpenters' Company c. 1775 and a member of The Carpenters' Company when the two groups of master carpenters merged in 1786. In the years following the Revolution, Zane appears to have followed exclusively the trade of ironmonger, first as Zane & Co. and later as Zane and Chapman. In the "Pennsylvania Gazette" of January 2, 1793, Zane advertised, "At the sign of the Canister and Hand Saw, between Market and Chestnut Sts," he "has just imported, in the late arrivals from Europe, a large and general assortment of Ironmongery, cuttlery, saddlery, etc." According to the city directory for that year, Zane's establishment was at 23 Second Street. (See also the 1 January 1798 testimonial for the "Composition Ornaments, manufactured by the said Zane, Chapman and Co." reproduced in Prime.) Zane is recorded as having died in 1805. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects. See PA Gazette & PA Packet, listed here; also Pennsylvania Hospital (Morton). --------------------- Prime Directory: Lists a possible relative, John Zane, house carpenter at 33 N. 7th St. (1794, 99) and Arch below 8th (1795, 96). -------------------- PA Gazette 5/23/1787 - #4312 Noted as a member of "Electing Committee" of Pennsylvania Society for Promoting Abolition of Slavery and Relief of Free Negroes held in Bondage. PA Gazette 1/16/1788 - #4955 On "Electing Committee" of The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons. Re-elected in 1789. PA Gazette 10/3/1792 - #8936 William Sane advertises: "At the sign of the Canister and Hand-Saw," between Market & Chestnut Sts., "has just imported an assortment of ironmongery, cutlery, saddlery, etc." PA Gazette 5/8/1793 - #9374 Gives a detailed description of items for sale (above), listing address as No. 23 in 2nd St., between Market & Chestnut. PA Gazette 1/15/1800 - #13452 William Zane & George C. Chapman, trading as William Zane & Co., are going out of business; stock in hand to be sold.

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