Blue-painted Covered Pail

Description:

Blue-painted Covered Pail, James Whitcher, Hooksett, New Hampshire, c. 1850, staved construction with iron hoop, and iron bail with wood handle, the lid with turned ring on the top, bottom marked "PREMIUM PAIL,/Made & Warranted by/JAMES WHITCHER,/HOOKSETT, N.H.," ht. 9 1/2, dia. 12 in.

Note: James Whitcher of Hooksett is documented as having received an award for his work producing the best wooden pails in New Hampshire in Transactions of the New Hampshire State Agricultural Society for the Years 1850, 1851 and 1852 (Concord; Butterfield and Hill, 1853),p. 87.
Estimate $400-600


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