Two Eastlake Style Shaving Mug Racks
LateTwo Eastlake Style Shaving Mug Racks
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising a thirty-six compartment oak example and a twenty-five compartment example in mixed woods.
Height of larger 55 x width 38 x depth 9 inches.
Height of smaller 51 1/2 x width 32 1/2 x depth 8 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Barber's Porcelain Occupational ShavingA Barber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name C. G. Phelps in gilt-accented lettering, bisected by a barber pole.
underside unmarked.
Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Barber's Porcelain Occupational ShavingA Barber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Wm. F. Long in gilt lettering, and depicting two barbers with their clients and several shaving mugs, against a magenta wrap.
underside marked D. & Co.
Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
Three Grocer's Porcelain OccupationThree Grocer's Porcelain Occupation Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified A.F. Diserta in gilt lettering and depicting a fruit and vegetable delivery wagon against a pink wrap, stamped Germany to underside; an example identified Ardnino Pasqualo and dated 1909 with a bunch of bananas against a purple wrap, marked T&V Limoges; and an example identified G. Teichman depicting a grocer's shop against a blue wrap, marked Z.S. & Co. Bavaria.
Height of largest 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Pharmacist's Porcelain OccupationalA Pharmacist's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name J.C. Gay in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman behind the counter of a pharmacy in a lab coat while talking to a customer.
underside marked T&V Limoges France.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
An Automobile Mechanic's Porcelain OccupationalAn Automobile Mechanic's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name G. Croxei in gilt lettering, and featuring an image of a gentleman working on the body of an automobile.underside marked Felda China Germany.Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Baseball Player's Porcelain OccupationalA Baseball Player's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name John S. Strong in gilt lettering, and featuring a batter at the plate in front of a grandstand.underside marked J & C Bavaria.Height 4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Furniture Dealer's Porcelain OccupationalA Furniture Dealer's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name C.C. Woodruff in gilt lettering, depicting a gentleman driving a horse-drawn wagon full of furniture, surrounded by a floral motif.
underside marked H&Co,
Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Porcelain Occupational Shaving MugA Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Depicting a Steam Engine
Koken Barber's Supply Company, St. Louis Missouri, Early 20th Century
with the name B. Picker in gilt lettering, depicting a gentleman standing next to a large steam engine.
underside with maker's mark.
Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Stone Mason's Porcelain OccupationalA Stone Mason's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
with the name C. Getzendanner in gilt lettering, depicting a man chiseling limestone.
underside marked with an illegible blue mark, and is stamped TK.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Barge Tender's Porcelain OccupationalA Barge Tender's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
with the name C.K. Klugh in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman parking a sand barge in a canal.
underside is marked D. & C.
Height 4 inches.
together with an Ever-Ready shaving brush.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Switchboard Operator's Porcelain OccupationalA Switchboard Operator's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
with the name Sylvester M. Joyce in gilt lettering above a depiction of a gentleman operating a telephone switchboard.underside marked J&C Bavaria.Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Laundryman's Porcelain OccupationalA Laundryman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to David Leff
Circa 1917
bearing the name and date Dave Leff / 1917 in gilt lettering, and depicting an engine-powered laundry truck reading Passaic Home Laundry.underside marked J&C Bavaria.Height 3 3/4 inches.
According to the genealogical record, David Leff (circa 1884-1937) was born around 1884 in Austria. He immigrated to the United States at the turn of the twentieth century and settled in New York with his wife, Rose. The United States Federal Census of 1910 records that Leff worked as the proprietor of a laundry, and throughout the 1910s, frequent advertisements for Passaic Home Laundry appeared in the Passaic Daily News. On March 23, 1916, the paper reports that a Mrs. Rose Goldblack won a suit for $46 against the laundry company, claiming that her clothes became discolored upon their return. Further, on February 20, 1917, The Morning Call of Paterson County covered an incident involving a coal wagon, in which a team of horses belonging to the Passaic Home Laundry and driven by a George Leff, became frightened by a passing freight train and crashed into the wagon.
Perhaps in light of these incidents, David Leff's professional endeavors had shifted by 1920, by which time he was working as a jeweler. Leff died of coronary thrombosis on March 25, 1937,
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Plumber's Porcelain Occupational ShavingA Plumber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Gus Reber in gilt lettering, featuring a kneeling gentleman sweating a pipe.
underside marked T&V Limoges France and signed E.J. Mooney.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Cut Glass Maker's Porcelain OccupationalA Cut Glass Maker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name F. Waldron in gilt lettering and depicting a gentleman working a Brilliant cut glass vase on a wheel.
underside unmarked.
Height 4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Wine Maker's Porcelain OccupationalA Wine Maker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Anthony Archimbaud in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman in a wine cellar with barrels, bottles. a funnel, and a demijohn with wicker cover.
underside marked V x D / Austria.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Dock Worker's Porcelain OccupationalA Dock Worker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Lewis G. Blair in gilt lettering, and depicting a man clad in overalls pushing a hand truck.
stamped maker's mark to underside.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
Two Cyclist's Porcelain Shaving MugsTwo Cyclist's Porcelain Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified R. C. Knight in gilt lettering and depicting a standing cyclist, and an example identified Emmett Conrad in gilt lettering and depicting a 'Hunter' model gentleman's bicycle.
underside of each marked T&V / Limoges / France.
Height of larger 4 inches.
Hunter bicycles were manufactured by the Hunter Arms Company of Fulton, New York as early as 1895. Famous for their L. C. Smith guns, the firm hoped this crossover would "acquaint gunners with their wheel and wheelmen with their guns." (Sporting Life, December 21, 1895).
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Pawnbroker's Porcelain OccupationalA Pawnbroker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name A. J. Wenner in gilt lettering, and depicting two gentlemen in a pawnshop.
underside marked Germany.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
An Unusual Porcelain Shaving Mug DepictingAn Unusual Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting an Icehouse
Early 20th Century
bearing the name J. Flettner in gilt lettering against a blue wrap, and depicting a wooden icehouse.underside unmarked.Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Mill Operator's Porcelain OccupationalA Mill Operator's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Geo. T. Crisman in gilt lettering, with an image of a two-story watermill below.
Height 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
Three Automobile Related Porcelain OccupationalThree Automobile Related Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Early 20th Century
including a chauffeur's example initialed J.J.M. and marked for Anchor Pottery; a car painter's example dated 1919; and an example with an open touring car belonging to J. Frank Wells, marked for T&V Limoges.
Height of largest 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Motorist's Porcelain OccupationalA Motorist's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to Fred Straub
Early 20th Century
bearing the name M. Fred Straub in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving a red open touring car.
underside marked T&V / France.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
Fred Straub was born in August of 1882 in Pennsylvania. U.S. Federal Census returns from the first half of the twentieth century variably record his occupation as a "driver" and "motor repairman" in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting aA Porcelain Shaving Mug Depicting a Woman Riding an Ice Velocipede
Late 19th Century
with the name W.M. Anglemoyer in gilt lettering, depicting a woman riding an ice velocipede across a winter landscape.
underside marked T & V Limoges France, with Alpha written in gilt.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
According to The Allentown Leader, a William M. Anglemoyer (1875-1946) married Grace Isabella Baker Palmer on November 9, 1916, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anglemoyer, a prominent merchant, owned two grocery stores and a knitting mill locally. Grace (1874-1945), possibly represented here, was first married to Scotten and Dillon tobacco salesman Herman Palmer (1880-1915). During the first decade of the twentieth century, Grace worked as a typewriter at the American Hotel in Allentown and later became the purchasing agent for the Phoenixville Hospital.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Gardener's Porcelain Shaving Mug
LateA Gardener's Porcelain Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Chas. A. Zoolanek in gilt lettering, and depicting an outdoor scene with a greenhouse, raised beds, and potted plants.
underside marked Weimar / Germany and twice inscribed Ray Jones.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Lawyer's Porcelain Occupational ShavingA Lawyer's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Marco Fasulla in gilt lettering, and depicting the allegorical figure of Lady Justice with blue wrap.
underside unmarked.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
An Insurance Salesman's Porcelain OccupationalAn Insurance Salesman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Koken Barber's Supply Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, Early 20th Century
bearing the name John Lutteke above an image of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance building in Boston, Massachusetts, and reading Special Agent / John Hancock / Mutual Life Insurance Company.underside marked Koken Barber Supply Co.Height 4 inches.
The John Hancock Life Insurance Company was established in Boston in 1862. The company's name lacked standardization through the early twentieth century and was variably recorded as either the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company or the John Hancock Life Insurance Company through the 1940s. Early on, the firm was housed in Boston's first iteration of the John Hancock Building on Devonshire Street, where it was erected in 1891 based on designs by renowned American architect William G. Preston. The building was purchased by another bank in 1919 and demolished in 1922.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
An Open Touring Car Porcelain ShavingAn Open Touring Car Porcelain Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name A. D. Wilkes in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving a green automobile, with pink flowers and blue wrap.
underside unmarked.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Doctor's Porcelain Occupational ShavingA Doctor's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Koken Barber's Supply Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, Early 20th Century
bearing the name Dr. J. K. Fulbright in gilt lettering, and depicting a physician attending to a bedridden patient.
underside marked for Koken Barber's Supply Co.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
Two Cyclist's Porcelain Shaving Mugs
LateTwo Cyclist's Porcelain Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified Harry Luck in gilt lettering and depicting a mustachioed man in short pants cycling in a rural area, and an example identified Jay Gould in gilt lettering and depicting a gentleman cyclist clad in a suit and bowler hat.
underside of Harry Luck example marked W. G. & Co. / France.
Height of taller 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
Three Veteran's Porcelain Shaving Mugs
LateThree Veteran's Porcelain Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising a Grand Army of the Republic example identified J. G. McClosken in gilt lettering and depicting a GAR badge against a floral background; an example identified J. Miller and dated 1916 in gilt lettering, depicting a spread-winged eagle set against a magenta wrap; and an example identified G. Stager in gilt lettering and depicting a spread-winged eagle set against a blue wrap.
underside of Miller example marked J & C / Bavaria, underside of Stager example marked T & V / Limoges / France.
Height of largest 3 7/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Fireman's Porcelain Occupational ShavingA Fireman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name Edward Myers in gilt lettering, and depicting two men riding in a horse-drawn ladder truck.
underside marked T & V / Limoges / France.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Foundry Worker's Porcelain OccupationalA Foundry Worker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name C. Muench in gilt lettering, and depicting two men in a foundry with casting molds visible in the foreground.
underside with maker's mark obscured by label.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
An Undertaker's Porcelain OccupationalAn Undertaker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to William Collier
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name William J. Collier in gilt lettering, and depicting a gentleman driving a horse-drawn hearse.
underside unmarked.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
together with a printed advertisement for W. J. Collier & Sons, Undertakers and Embalmers in Port Jervis, New York. The Colliers are also listed as the proprietors of Delaware House, providing coaching, carting, and freighting services.
According to the genealogical record, William Joseph Collier (1854-1935) was born on July 1, 1854, in Port Jervis, New York to Irish immigrants Thomas and Margaret Collier. U.S. Federal Census records from the early twentieth century indicate that he worked first as a liveryman but had established his own undertaking business by 1920. He and his wife, Barbara Anne, had three children together, including sons Fred and Thomas, presumably his business partners.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Coffin Maker or Undertaker's PorcelainA Coffin Maker or Undertaker's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
bearing the name G. G. Wilkie in gilt lettering, and depicting a closed coffin.
underside unmarked.
Height 3 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
A Chef's Porcelain Occupational ShavingA Chef's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name Ernest Haskell in gilt lettering and depicting a cook standing at a stove.
underside unmarked.
Height 3 5/8 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey