Name/Title
Color photos, 3, of copper utensils used at S. Fisher & Co., Hoboken, for candy & confectionery manufacture.Entry/Object ID
2011.058.0022Description
Color photos, three, of copper utensils used at S. Fisher & Co., Hoboken, for candy and confectionery manufacture.
Color digital inkjet prints as received, ca. 4" x 5"/
Items are in possession of Fisher family descendants who were the source of the modern photographs. Solomon (known as Sol) Fisher, the S. Fisher of S. Fisher & Co., a wholesale candy and confectionery manufacturer based in Hoboken from 1902 until it closed in 1937. Brothers Asher C. Fisher (referred to as A.C.) and Louis A. Fisher (known as L.A.) were also principals in the firm.
Dates for the three items, manufacture or use, are unknown, but within the date range that the business was in operation, 1902 to circa 1930 would be appropriate.
Photo 1: retort, pot (or sauce pan), pitcher
Photo 2: detail of handle side of pitcher
Photo 3: detail of pitcher handle with stamped name and address of maker (Oscar Mayer, 27 Fulton St., New-York (sic - city is hyphenated.)Acquisition
Accession
2011.058Source or Donor
Korn, LewisAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Lewis Korn.Made/Created
Date made
1902 - 1930Notes
Date: 1902-1930General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Reproduction
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-05-15
