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We've had it looked at by an expert and we are 98% certain it was "authorized" by a clerk with the signature "I.M.Singer & Co" not by Singer himself.
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Originally Posted by SteveH
(Post 7032565)
HEW Bank Jany 17/63 Top Family Sewing machinethe Folding It feels like the 173/162 was written at the time of "acceptance" but I have no evidence yet. and "the Folding Top" as one Folding top, IMO (love this kind of stuff :-) ) 173/162??? where's that? |
"In 1863, I. M. Singer & Co. was dissolved by mutual consent..." <<< according to Wikipedia, adds to its significance maybe....
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Singer) |
Originally Posted by sews
(Post 7034309)
"In 1863, I. M. Singer & Co. was dissolved by mutual consent..." <<< according to Wikipedia, adds to its significance maybe....
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Singer) |
Well, I.M. Singer was a polygamist with four wives. Here is some more on the fellow and his company with a pic of the guy. http://www.auspostalhistory.com/articles/1338.php
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Wonder what the amount of the charge was.
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Originally Posted by yobrosew
(Post 7034321)
Maybe. More than likely. Good info find.
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Originally Posted by yobrosew
(Post 7034346)
"The firm was incorporated in New York as the Singer Manufacturing Company in June 1863," from http://scripophily.net/sinnvnetan20.html
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On ebay two documents signed by Isaac M Singer. One listed for over $11,000 and the other over $22,000. Yeah, that is the correct amount of zeros.
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So, here is the current "translation" (English to English hehe) The Underlined Italics portions are still up for debate
----------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Jany 17/63 173 [/b](written over 162) Missiers I.M. Singer & Co NY. Please send P.B. Goodsell Esqr of the "Boston Traveller" Boston, Mass, one Folding Top Family Sewing machine as a gift and charge it to advertising account Wayne Lowe Written vertically over the document is: Accepted I.M. Singer & Co -------------------------------------------------------------- Some research so far: Boston Traveller http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Evening_Traveller http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022244/ P.B. Goodsell, Esq. Lots of references to documents printed BY P.B. Goodsell (as the printer/publisher) |
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