Creator |
Rease, W. H., artist. |
Contributor |
Kuhl, Frederick, printer. |
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Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector. |
Title |
Melloy & Ford, wholesale tin ware manufacturers. [graphic] / On stone by W. Rease, No. 17 Sth 5th St. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : Printed by F. Kuhl |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1849 |
Date |
[March 1849] |
Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 41 x 21 cm (12.5 x 9.25 in.) |
Description |
Advertisement depicting the three-and-a-half-story manufactory operated by John M. Melloy and Robert Ford at 291 Market Street,
later renumbered 723, promoting the "lowest rates," "quick sales & small profits," and "metallic roofing." The building heavily
adorned with signage and product advertisements, including a large scale model of a coffee pot, contains prominent displays
of tinware in the shop window, on the store shelves, and near the open cellar door. Near the front of the shop, a white man
and woman couple strolls, two white laborers lift a crate onto a horse-drawn sulky, and a woman customer enters the store.
An African American man peddler with tray and bell passes a line of crates on the sidewalk. Tinsmiths work near the third
floor windows. Melloy & Ford, a partnership established in 1849, was in business until 1861 when Melloy entered partnership
with Isaac Smith at the same address.
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Is referenced by |
Wainwright, 231 |
Notes |
Title from item. |
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Date from Poulson's inscription on recto: Mar. 1849; Market Street. |
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 465 |
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Print trimmed and lacking caption. |
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Accessioned 1982. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
Biographical / historical note |
Rease, a prominent mid-19th century Philadelphia trade card lithographer known to highlight details of human interest in his
advertisements, partnered with Francis H. Schell in the 1850s and eventually operated his own press until around 1872.
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Subject |
Melloy & Ford (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Merchandise displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Peddlers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Shopping -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stores & shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Tin industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 723. |
Genre |
Advertisements -- 1840-1850. |
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Lithographs -- 1840-1850. |
Provenance |
Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *W231 [P.2105] |
Accession number |
P.2105 |