Engraving

Title:

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1995.510

Creator:

Kilburn, Samuel S., Jr.Engraver; Herrick, Henry W. (1824-1906)Artist; Rand, Avery & Co.Printer

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1870

Description:

Colored wood engraving, Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, designed and engraved by Samuel S. Kilburn (1831-1903), engraved by Henry W. Herrick (1824-1906), printed by Rand, Avery & Co., c. 1870. Depicts early fire engines, ten examples. Fire engines printed in black. Borders between individual images printed in red; embellished with fire fighting equipment: hoses, helmets, ladders, axes, and lamps. Lower margin, left, " WM. AMORY, Treas. / 60 State Street, Boston, Mass." Lower margin, center: "AMOSKEAG MANUFACTURING COMPANY". Lower margin, right: "E. A. STRAW, Agent, / Manchester, N.H." Inscribed in red between border: "Designed and engraved by S. S. Killburn, 96 Washington Street, Boston, Mass." On the right side: "Printed in colors by Rand, Avery & Co., 117 Franklin St., Boston." Printed signatures the illustrations upper center: "KILBURN SC." Upper right : "A Kilburn Sc BOSTON". Center left and center: "WILBAR" and "KILBURN SC." Right center: "KILBURN SC". Lower left corner: "MIX. DEL" and "HERRICK.Sc". Lower center, left: "[WIL]BAR" and "KILBURN SC". In lower center, right: "KILBURN SC." Lower center right: "HERRICK. Sc." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-23.35 W-31.45 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Kilburn, Samuel S., Jr. (1831-1903), Herrick, Henry W. (1824-1906)

Subjects:

Fire engines & equipment, Fire fighting, Fire fighting equipment, Fire trucks, Fire helmets, Manufacturing, Engravings, Engravings, Wood