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Abstract

The firm of Brackett and Shuff manufactured moldings, doors, and sashes in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the 1840s.

This slender ledger includes sparse accounts (fewer than 30p.) of millwork done by Brackett and Shuff, documenting the manufacture of moldings, doors, and sashes. Crudely kept and only partly filled out, it includes some records of setting up machinery, including tempering plane irons and truing shoulder saws.

Access:

The collection is open for research.

Language:

English
Brackett and Shuff Ledger, 1844-1846
1 volume (0.1 linear ft.)
Call no.: MS 487 bd

Background on Brackett and Shuff

The firm of Brackett and Shuff manufactured moldings, doors, and sashes in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the 1840s.

Contents of Collection

This slender ledger includes sparse accounts (fewer than 30p.) of millwork done by Brackett and Shuff, documenting the manufacture of moldings, doors, and sashes. Crudely kept and only partly filled out, it includes some records of setting up machinery, including tempering plane irons and truing shoulder saws. Brackett and Shuff may be the sash and door manufacturer alluded to in Henry A. Miles' Lowell As It Was and As It Is (1845, p.58).

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Provenance

Acquired from Dan Casavant, 1999.

Processing Information

Processed by Dex Haven, August 2009.

Copyright and Use (More informationConnect to publication information)

Cite as: Brackett and Shuff Ledger (MS 487 bd). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.

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Names and Subject Terms
Subjects
  • Millwork (Woodwork)--Massachusetts.
Contributors
  • Brackett and Shuff.
  • Brackett, John B.
  • Lowell (Mass.)--Economic conditions--19th century.
  • Shuff, Allison S.
Genre terms
  • Ledgers.