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Lot 66
Sale 2088 - A Cut Above: The Barbershop Collection of James Carpenter, Part III
Aug 1, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$318
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Tinsmith and A Blacksmith's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/20th Century
comprising one example identified A.B. Butler depicting a blacksmith hammering an anvil, and one identified A.D. Weiss depicting a tinsmith at his workbench.
tinsmith mug marked CFH/CDM to underside.
Height of taller 3 3/4 inches.
The United States Federal Census return of 1920 lists an Arkless Daniel Weiss (1871-1942) working as a tinner at a wholesale tin shop in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. According to his obituary, Weiss was active in numerous fraternal organizations and was an accomplished fisherman and hunter. After working for many years as tinner and retail dealer within the stove industry, Weiss parlayed his passion for the outdoors into a successful venture as a city sporting goods store owner later in life.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
This lot is located in Cincinnati.


