An Assembled Group of Items Associated with Washington Augustus Roebling (1837-1926) and His Descendents, Circa 1860s-1930s

Comprising a hand-painted porcelain shaving mug by Ovington Bros., Brooklyn, enamel- decorated with birds and monogram, "W.A.R."; a Civil War kepi hat, by W.H.J. Dinsmore, Massachusetts; a cased photograph housed in a gilt pendant case, of Washington A. Roebling in Civil War uniform; a group of photographs, one gravure print depicting Washington A. Roebling, by J.M. Elliot of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, inscribed and dated, "Washington A. Roebling/ March 1908," and interior and exterior views of his house in Trenton, New Jersey; and a group of documents and letters pertaining to Siegfried Roebling (1890-1936) and Mary Gindhart Roebling (1905-1994), including a letter written to Mary by Countess Sonia Fontaine, dated April 21, 1937, regarding her invention for airplanes, non-crashable "Fontaine Rotary Wings," in which she describes her struggle to launch production and imploring Mary to support the financing of the project, with attached photograph of the invention.

H: 3 3/4 in. (shaving mug)

Provenance:

Washington Augustus Roebling (1837-1926) and Emily Warren Roebling (1843-1903), thence by descent.

A Pennsylvania gentleman.

Note:

Washington A. Roebling is best-known as the civil engineer who built the Brooklyn Bridge, and his wife Emily W. Roebling took over and finished the project after he fell ill. The construction began in 1869 and was completed in 1883.