Cabinet maker's day book
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: Col-1025
Content Description
Day book for the years 1837-1846, kept by a Dover, DE cabinet maker. Research suggests that the ledger may have been kept by Stephen Toppan, one of three cabinet makers listed in directories as working in Dover in 1838.
Jobs listed in the daybook include making and repairing various pieces of furniture, including chairs, tables, bureaus, cradles, bedframes, bookcases, mirror frames, and coffins. Charges listed also incude varnishing, as well as the sale of smaller items such as knobs and screws.
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1846
Creator
- Toppan, Stephen (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Full Extent
1 Volumes ; 7.5 x 17 in.
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.
Condition Description
Spine covering fully detached, but book structurally sound.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Business records -- Delaware -- Dover
- Cabinetmakers -- Delaware -- Dover
- Cabinetwork -- Delaware -- Dover
- Coffins -- Prices -- 19th century
- Furniture -- Prices -- 19th century
- Furniture -- Repairing -- Delaware -- Dover
- Furniture making -- Delaware -- Dover
- Varnish and varnishing -- Prices -- 19th century
- Varnishing and varnishing -- Delaware -- Dover
- Wood finishing -- Delaware -- Dover
- Woodworkers -- Delaware -- Dover
- Author
- Finding aid written by Carley Altenburger.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Winterthur Library Repository