John T. Hammitt, No. 111 South 3d. Street above Spruce, Philadelphia
Title
John T. Hammitt, No. 111 South 3d. Street above Spruce, Philadelphia Bank, office and counting house furniture, manufactured to order and constantly on hand. Personal attention paid to, and plans furnished for banking rooms, offices, and legislative halls. Begs leave to call special attention to his patent elevating & graduating table, which can be used in a standing, sitting or intermediate position as a flat or desktop; it permits that desirable change to those who have to perform protracted labours
Description
Advertisement containing vignettes depicting four types of desks manufactured by the firm and an image of passengers seated or napping in Hammitt's patented railway car seats. Image captioned "Patentee of the Improved Night & Day Car Seats now in use on several important Rail Roads, by their use fatigue is avoided and needful rest is secured while traveling by day or night." Includes a list of 38 local banks, insurance companies and other firms as references. References include David S. Brown & Co.; Pennsylvania Insurance Co.; Morris, Tasker, & Morris; Masonic Hall; J.M. Gries; and S.D. Button., Printed above title: Six Silver Medals Awarded for Articles of Useful Invention, Published in Colton's atlas of America, illustrating the physical and political geography of North and South America...Commercial edition with business cards of the prominent houses in Philadelphia. (New York: J.H. Colton and Company, 1856), page 37. (HSP O 458), Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 126, Reaccessioned as P.8729.18., Duplicate in broadside collection: #Am 1854 Hammitt (9596.F)., Free Library of Philadelphia: Kollner Collection - Lithographs - Tradesmen's Cards
Creator
Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813
Date
[1856]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements [7844.F]