Name/Title
Cooler, WaterEntry/Object ID
GHS 1683 A&BDescription
Ornate iron watercooler, lid (A) has stylized decoration of leaves and finials. Knob (B) is a stylized flower, inscription on rim of cooler reads, "Manigle & Phipps- No. 343 Market Street. Philada Globe Cooler Patented 1850 No.2. Body of cooler is painted green with yellow and white flower decoration, also brown branches and leaves, painted above this in red, "JS clark 348 Market Street, Phila.' Cooler has 2 handles near top with stylized face decoration at bottom is spout.
Loose label found inside cooler reads, 'Watercolor, 1853. This cooler originally sat in the former railroad station at Price Street and Germantown Avenue.'Made/Created
Artist
J.S. Clark 348 Market Street, Phila.Dimensions
Length
20-3/4 inDiameter
13-3/4 inMaterial
Iron, brass (?), zinc (?) (some kind of white metal)Provenance
Notes
Owner: Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burke, Wynnewood, PA.
GHS Catalogue: Water cooler from Old Revolutionary Depot. Price Street and Germantown Avenue (Phila. + Germ. RR).