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Billhead of the Month - J.W. Fiske

1875 billhead for J.W. Fiske manufacturer of ornamental iron and zinc work, stable fixtures, copper weather vanes located at 21 & 23 Barclay Street and 26 & 28 Park Place in New York City. Wonderful left side graphic of what I think is a garden urn. The billhead was printed with its corner folded down so that when it is unfolded there is a separation in the graphic. Items purchased were a manger, and rack.

Joseph Winn Fiske was born in 1832 at Chelmsford MA. In 1853 he traveled to Australia to make and sell hardware and tools. He returned to the U.S. in 1858 and set up shop in New York City making metal products. He opened a second outlet in Massachusetts that sam year. In 1864, he closed the store in Massachusetts, but the factory remained until 1900. The New York City retail outlet survived until 1956 when both the factory and retail outlet moved to Patterson NJ. Fiske became one of the preeminent manufacturers and retailers of ornamental iron and zinc objects. He manufactured cooper weathervanes, garden fountains, statutes, urns, etc.

More on Fiske: J.W. Fiske & Co. on Wikipedia

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