1850
GUSN-249679
Ledger for Sylvester Cram, toolmaker and machinist, at No. 17, Harvard Place, Boston, Mass. This ledger was kept from February 7 through November 14, 1850. It details the people or companies for whom Cram created or worked on tools and machines. Items from Cram's workshop include presses, dies, punches, lathes, handles, belts, steam engines, bolts, cranks, pulleys, irons, hammers, chisels and more.
Each page consists of a header with the page number, "Boston," and the beginning date on the page. Underneath this header, Cram recorded the date of the work, the customer the work was done for and what work was completed, and the total cost of the labor. The book measures 6.75 x 8 x .5 inches.
toolmakers
machinists
tools
woodworking tools
metalworking equipment
adzes
punches (marking tools)
steam engines (engines)
handles
hammers (tools)
dies (metalwork)
stamps (tools)
lathes
belts (tool components)
pulleys
irons (tools)
chisels
ledgers (account books)
account books
Account book 138
1 account book (115 pages)
MS002
Account books collection
2011-04-05
MS002.138
Gift
Gift of Milton Leitenberg, 2011.
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Cram, Sylvester (Author)
ledgers (account books)
account books
Item
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