- DUTCH SCHOOL, SNOW SCENE WITH WAGON,
DUTCH SCHOOL, SNOW SCENE WITH WAGON, OIL ON BOARDProperty of a Private Collection, Savannah, GA illegibly signed lower right, depicting horse and wagon with houses in the background. Frame size: 9 1/2 in. x 11 1/4 in. By sight: H. 3 3/4 in. x W. 5 1
- An Early Wood Ladder Wagon Model
19th
An Early Wood Ladder Wagon Model
19th Century
each side featuring a coat of arms with charges of each shield including three fleurs-de-lis and a double-headed eagle.
Height 11 1/4 x width 17 x depth 9 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- Three Grocer's Porcelain Occupation
Three Grocer's Porcelain Occupation Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified A.F. Diserta in gilt lettering and depicting a fruit and vegetable delivery wagon against a pink wrap, stamped Germany to underside; an example identified Ardnino Pasqualo and dated 1909 with a bunch of bananas against a purple wrap, marked T&V Limoges; and an example identified G. Teichman depicting a grocer's shop against a blue wrap, marked Z.S. & Co. Bavaria.
Height of largest 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Furniture Dealer's Porcelain Occupational
A Furniture Dealer's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name C.C. Woodruff in gilt lettering, depicting a gentleman driving a horse-drawn wagon full of furniture, surrounded by a floral motif.
underside marked H&Co,
Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Laundryman's Porcelain Occupational
A Laundryman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to David Leff
Circa 1917
bearing the name and date Dave Leff / 1917 in gilt lettering, and depicting an engine-powered laundry truck reading Passaic Home Laundry.underside marked J&C Bavaria.Height 3 3/4 inches.
According to the genealogical record, David Leff (circa 1884-1937) was born around 1884 in Austria. He immigrated to the United States at the turn of the twentieth century and settled in New York with his wife, Rose. The United States Federal Census of 1910 records that Leff worked as the proprietor of a laundry, and throughout the 1910s, frequent advertisements for Passaic Home Laundry appeared in the Passaic Daily News. On March 23, 1916, the paper reports that a Mrs. Rose Goldblack won a suit for $46 against the laundry company, claiming that her clothes became discolored upon their return. Further, on February 20, 1917, The Morning Call of Paterson County covered an incident involving a coal wagon, in which a team of horses belonging to the Passaic Home Laundry and driven by a George Leff, became frightened by a passing freight train and crashed into the wagon.
Perhaps in light of these incidents, David Leff's professional endeavors had shifted by 1920, by which time he was working as a jeweler. Leff died of coronary thrombosis on March 25, 1937,
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- Two Brewer's Porcelain Occupational
Two Brewer's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified Mac Schwab in gilt-accented lettering and depicting a delivery wagon laden with kegs and a brewers' gild crest against a magenta wrap, and an example identified John Kulberer in gilt lettering and depicting a full beer stein against a pink wrap.
underside of wagon mug marked T & V / Limoges / France.
Height of taller 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Mailman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving
A Mailman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name Carl Clough in gilt lettering below an image of a gentleman driving a horse-drawn mail wagon that reads U.S. Mail in gilt lettering. underside stamped Austria.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- Three Porcelain Occupational Shaving
Three Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs Depicting Horse-Drawn Delivery Wagons
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising a laundry wagon example for W.M. Sherman, marked T&V Limoges France; a Brooklyn Wholesale Confectionery example for Louis Senft; and a Borden's Dairy example for Frank A. Baer, marked Felda China / Germany.Height of largest 3 3/4 inches.
Louis Senft is listed in Brooklyn, New York City Directories as a Confectioner on Graham Avenue by 1906. He was born circa 1877 in New York to German immigrants Henry and Lizzie Senft. The U..S. Federal Census of 1940 suggests that Senft still worked in the candy industry at that time.
The New York Condensed Milk Company was founded by inventor and entrepreneur Gail Borden in Wassaic, New York in 1861. The company changed its name to Borden Dairy in 1919 to honor its late founder, and the firm enjoyed remarkable growth during the 1920s, adding ice cream and cheese to its repertoire.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- Two Fireman's Porcelain Occupational
Two Fireman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified J. A. Baker in gilt lettering and depicting a steam fire pumper against a blue wrap, and an example identified Wm. B. Peake in gilt lettering and depicting a fire wagon marked Wm. Penn / No. 18.
undersides unmarked.
Height of larger 3 7/8 inches.
The William Penn Hose Company No. 18 was organized on February 3, 1830, in Kensington, Philadelphia. The firm operated exclusively as a hose company until 1864 when it acquired a steam fire engine and began to serve as a steam fire engine company. The company's service in this capacity continued until 1871 when the city of Philadelphia established a paid fire department.
U.S. Federal Census returns from 1920 identify a William Peake (circa 1875-1956) working as a fireman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was born in England and immigrated to the United States with his wife, Mary, in 1892. According to early census records, Peake worked first as a laborer before transitioning to a career as a fireman between 1910 and 1920.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
A Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Depicting a Lumber Wagon
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name J.A. Duck in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving a horse-drawn lumber wagon.underside marked T&V Limoges France, with P. Eisemann in gilt.Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Coal Dealer's Porcelain Occupational
A Coal Dealer's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name J.C. Collins and Coal Dealer in gilt lettering, depicting a gentleman driving a horse drawn coal wagon.
underside marked Homer Laughlin.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Furniture Deliveryman's Porcelain
A Furniture Deliveryman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name M.C. Richards in gilt lettering, depicting a horse-drawn furniture delivery wagon.
underside unmarked.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey