Overview of the Collection |
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| Title: | Blacksmith Shop Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1819-1867 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear feet (4 folders). |
| Abstract: | Manuscript account books, inventory from various blacksmith shops. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
19th century blacksmiths in the United States performed a multitude of tasks, including but not limited to shoeing horses, mending wagons, forging and mending chains, and various tool repair.
Little is known of these individual blacksmiths apart from what can be gleaned from the collection materials. One of the smiths is never named in his account book. The three others are Theophilus Beaupre, Lucius Houghton, and John Lombard. Theophilus Beaupre died in 1897 and is buried in Saint Anne's Cemetery in Colosse, N.Y. Lucius Houghton operated his smithy in a Vermont town or village near Montpelier. John Lombard's blacksmith shop inventory does not contain any personal information other than his name. Both Houghton and the unknown blacksmith noted more payments made in farm produce and services rather than cash.
The Blacksmith Shop Collection consists of three account books, an alpha book of names, and an inventory. The contents range from accounts, services and payment rendered to a straightforward inventory of blacksmith shop materials. The known geographic locations ranges from the hamlet of Colosse, N.Y. to an unnamed town near Montpelier.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by creator name.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Blacksmith Shop Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: AM
Date: 4 May 2009
Revision history:
| Business Records | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Beaupre, Theophilus 1859-1867 - Alpha book, account book and historical map of Colosse, N.Y. | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Houghton, Lucius 1819-1826 - Account book for blacksmith near Montpelier | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Lombard, John. 1836 - Blacksmith shop inventory (2 pages) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Unknown blacksmith 1851-1856 - Account book | ||||||||||
