John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists collector's copy I know that this set

I know that this set dates between 1914-1918

it would be quite a thing to pour from

Rhode Island

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

John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists collector's copy I know that this setA 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