John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists collector's copy may just be my favorite

may just be my favorite

a lot of them actually made by women in internment camps during WWII

plus that kerchief around his neck and those big eyes that seem to be coyly checking out something (or someone

and the gold and white painted detail on the sticks

John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists collector's copy may just be my favoriteA little research led me to discover that John A Manson Company at 253 Broadway in Manhattan (stamped on these copper mounts) was a hardware store, established by Manson around 1910, with a citation in the Hardware Dealers Magazine in 1913 noting that price cards like these (sold via catalogue as well as at the store) were Manson's speciality. These two were certainly put to use, with the handwritten card on one detailing the sizes, costs and sale