Public Sale of Mathematical Instruments ... of the Estate of B[enjamin] Stancliff ....
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- [Philadelphia] , 1834
[Philadelphia], 1834. Not bound.. Very good; some old folds.. Folio sheet folded as 4 pp.; last page is a blank.
The estate inventory of Benjamin Stancliff who was a maker of optical, philosophical, and mathematical instruments in Philadelphia from the late 18th to early 19th century. The inventory lists the tools, supplies and instruments in his estate and what they sold for as well as an accounting for the total. Such inventories are exceptional and rare given the handful of people engaged in this trade. It offers a unique insight into the mode and manner of production and commerce in scientific instruments in colonial America. See Skerritt, Catalog of the Charles E. Smart Collection ....; NMAH web page for Stancliff in Wash. DC for citations and instruments.
The estate inventory of Benjamin Stancliff who was a maker of optical, philosophical, and mathematical instruments in Philadelphia from the late 18th to early 19th century. The inventory lists the tools, supplies and instruments in his estate and what they sold for as well as an accounting for the total. Such inventories are exceptional and rare given the handful of people engaged in this trade. It offers a unique insight into the mode and manner of production and commerce in scientific instruments in colonial America. See Skerritt, Catalog of the Charles E. Smart Collection ....; NMAH web page for Stancliff in Wash. DC for citations and instruments.
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Title
Public Sale of Mathematical Instruments ... of the Estate of B[enjamin] Stancliff ....
Author
Stancliff, Benjamin - AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS - MANUSCRIPT
Binding
Not bound.
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Date
1834