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Object Name |
Wallet |
Date |
ca. 1886-1895 |
Description |
Rectangular leather pocket with a removable metal frame that has ball finials at the ends. Leather is imprinted in silver; one side has a decorative scene of a sailing ship near the Statue of Liberty inside an oval rope border, and a banner with the inscription "STATEN ISLAND BREWERY / STAPLETON / STATEN / ISLAND / WILLIAM HORRMANN." Inscription on the reverse side: "Compliments / of / Wm. Horrmann." (Keywords: New York) |
Ownership and History |
This leather pocket was imprinted for use as a business novelty or souvenir. The inscription connects it to Staten Island businessman William Horrmann (1863-1927), who may have operated the Staten Island Brewery for a brief period in the late 1880s or early 1890s before joining his father's firm, Rubsam and Horrmann Brewing Company, at their Atlantic Brewery. For more information, see the book "Staten Island's Brewery Barons" by Patricia M. Salmon. |
Earliest Date |
1886 |
Latest Date |
1895 |
Material |
Leather/Metal |
Subjects |
Brewing industry |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Personal Gear |
Associated People |
Horrmann, William C., Jr. Horrmann, William |
Catalog Number |
X84.0065 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, March 2018. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |