1868-1871
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403
GUSN-363547
Account book documenting the work of Daniel B. Waite between June 1868 and January 1871. Entries relate to the purchase of raw materials (jeweler's supplies, tools, metals and machinery), sales to other companies and wages paid to laborers--both job work and hourly wages specificed as well as specialty work performed. Also included are 13 pages of detailed stock inventories for 1870 and 1871, and a descriptive inventory of the firm's machinery, tools, shaftings and office furniture. Large octavo, half red calf and green cloth totaling 148 pages including blanks.
account books
accounts
jewelry
manufacturing
plated metal
plating (metal coating)
wages
inventories
tools
invoices
account books
Tracking number 1122.1
1 account book, 148 pages ; 10 1/16 x 8 7/8 inches
MS002
Account books collection
2014
MS002.148
Library & Archives purchase, 2014
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Waite, Daniel B., 1828-1886 (Jeweler)
account books
Waite, Daniel B., 1828-1886
Manufacturing
Item
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403
Daniel B. Waite (1828-1886) was a pioneer manufacturing jeweler based in Providence, Rhode Island. Waite specialized in the hand manufacture of popular roll-plated jewelry, especially lockets, pins, and rings in assorted styles and sizes.
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