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Tin, Iron
PATRICK LYON * PANTENTEE Scottish born American blacksmith, mechanic and inventor working in Philadelphia…working class hero. Date/Period: Late 18th or Early 19th Century | ||||
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Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia Patrick Lyon (1779-1829) was a Philadelphia blacksmith of some reputation and wealth. Born in London, he moved to America to establish a smithing business there. In addition to blacksmithing, he also built fire engines and was renowned for his locksmithing. Early in his career, the Bank of Pennsylvania commissioned him to make the locks for their vault and in 1798, when it was robbed of over $160,000, suspicion immediately fell on him. 1798 was the same year that yellow fever plagued the region and therefore, Lyon was away from Philadelphia, in Delaware, with his assistant. Upon his return and learning of the accusations against him, he went to prove his innocence to the bank's president, cashier, and alderman. Despite an undeniable alibi for his whereabouts, they insisted that he was at the least an accomplice and had him imprisoned under a large bail. Unable to |
that the robbery had been perpetrated by the bank's porter and a carpenter, who returned almost all the stolen money, the porter having died of yellow fever shortly after the robbery. Upon his release, Lyon sued the bank's directors and was eventually granted a sum of $9,000 for the damages to his smithing business and reputation. It is unclear whether this sum was the foundation of his fortune, but he was able to recover fully from the injury to his business and went on to amass considerable wealth. Lyon wrote a narrative about his imprisonment: The Narrative of Patrick Lyon, who suffered three months Imprisonment in Philadelphia Gaol, on a vague suspicion of being an accomplice in the Robbery of the Bank of Pennsylvania: with his remarks thereon. (1799). In its introduction, he pleaded for equal justice for rich and poor. An engraved portrait by Philadelphia artist James Akin is the frontispiece of the work and shows a 30-year-old Lyon in Walnut Street Prison, incongruously dressed as a gentleman, seated on a Chippendale chair, and holding a technical drawing and calipers. | |
![Sugar Nips [nippers], Brass Baluster Post, Molded Walnut Base, Wood handle, entire view 1](https://www.aaawt.com/images_comp/660-44_1_Sugar-Nippers_view-1.webp)
Measurement: Base: 11.5" x 4"; Nipper length: 14"
Material: Wrought iron, cast brass, walnut
Condition: Fine
Additional Information: A nice example, wrought iron, very nice brass baluster post on
circular domed base mounted to molded walnut base. Beautifully turned and incised
handle display great surface, warm patina, and brass ferrule.
660-44
![Sugar Nips [nippers], Brass Baluster Post, Molded Walnut Base, Wood handle, entire view 2](https://www.aaawt.com/images_comp/660-44_2_Sugar-Nippers_view-2.webp)
![Sugar Nips [nippers], Brass Baluster Post, Molded Walnut Base, Wood handle, entire view 3](https://www.aaawt.com/images_comp/660-44_3_Sugar-Nippers_view-3.webp)
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