Details
Creator American Stereoscopic Company.
Contributor McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Willcox & Gibbs' sewing machine salesrooms, no. 720 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia [graphic].
Publisher New York: American Stereoscopic Co. Mitchell & Wing, proprietors
Publisher NY. New York City. 1868
Date [ca. 1868]
Physical Description 1 print: albumen on photograph mount; 8 x 17 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.)
Description Shows the interior of the showroom with several sewing machines on display. Also shows a sales counter; display cases of sewing machine accessories; two chandeliers hanging from the ceiling; and an ornate floor heating grate. The company, established in 1859 by inventor James E.A. Gibbs and Philadelphia investor James Willcox, produced domestic machines until 1947.
Notes Title printed on mount.
Yellow mount with square corners.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Willcox & Gibbs.
Sewing machine industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Showrooms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 720.
Genre Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - misc.- American Stereoscopic Co. [(8)1322.F.33b]
Accession number (8)1322.F.33b