Philadelphia
The trough marked “C.B. Rogers” on four feet and the grinding wheel with carved hardwood handle.
Noted collector Howard Roth found that Clayton Brown Rogers, born in Hainesport, New Jersey in 1810, moved to Philadelphia in 1848 and opened a seed and agricultural warehouse, which he operated until his death in 1885. (Sinnott, Mary Elizabeth. Annals of the Sinnot, Rogers, Coffin, Corlies, Reeves, Bodine, and Alied Families. [Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1905]. Pp. 57, 62. Jordan, John Wolf, Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, vol. III. [New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914]. Pp. 923-24).
Item Date: 19th Century
Measurement: Trough: 3.75" x 18.25" x 4"; Wheel Diameter: 7"
Material: Cast iron, carved hardwood handle
Item Condition: Excellent
Price: $1,775
SKU 492-265
For More Information, Please Contact David Hillier at 978-597-8084 or email drh@aaawt.com.
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