Pratt & Letchworth Buffalo Toys 1800 ' S Antique Victorian Trade Card Ad Knight NY
Item History & Price
circa 1800's - Indestructible Toys Co., Pratt & Letchworth, Buffalo, New York
Pascal P. Pratt: Amazing leading citizen of Buffalo, NY - Authentic Victorian Advertising Trade Card
Fabulous card; this company exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, WCE / Columbian Exposition
Crusades Crusader with Buffalo logo on banner, proud horse in saddlery, gallant knight in shining armor
Pratt & Letchworth / Buffalo Indestructible Malleable Iron &...amp; Steel Toys
Pratt and Letchworth of Buffalo, New York was founded by 2 brothers Samuel Fetcher and Pascal Paoli Pratt, and William Pryor Letchworth as
the Buffalo Malleable Iron Works. The company originally produced saddlery hardware and was the largest in the USA.
In 1889, Mr. George S. Crosby, a toy designer was hired.
The toys were marketed by the name of Buffalo Toy with the company then being known as Buffalo Indestructible Malleable Iron and Steel Toys.
Pascal Paoli Pratt began his career as a clerk in the hardware business of his brother Samuel Fletcher Pratt (the firm of Pratt & Weed)
in 1836, at age 16. He later became a partner in the firm, along with his brother and Edward P. Beals, first as S. F. Pratt & Co., and later as Pratt & Co.
The firm became one of the more prominent retail and wholesale hardware businesses in the country,
dealing in hardware, bar iron, sheet iron, tools, contractors’ and railroad supplies, and coach and saddlery hardware.
In 1848, with Pratt & Company continuing in its old line, a new firm, Pratt & Letchworth, was organized to
manufacture saddlery hardware, carriages, malleable iron, and steel castings. Manufacturing was initially conducted at 165 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y.,
with inmates of the nearby jail contracted for the work. The principals of the partnership were the Pratt brothers and William P. Letchworth from Auburn,
where the latter owner had used convict labor in a like enterprise. By 1872 the firm was the largest manufacturer of saddlery hardware in the United States.
Mr. Pratt remained associated with the firm as senior partner until 1896, when it was organized as a stock company, the Pratt and Letchworth Co.
The company diversified by adding cast iron toy production in 1889, following the hiring of George S. Crosby, toy designer for Welker & Crosby Co., of Brooklyn.
The following year, in 1890, Pratt and Letchworth acquired the patent rights and inventory of another
toy manufacturer, F. W. Carpenter Company of Harrison, New York.
Pratt & Letchworth marketed their toys as Buffalo Toys and as Buffalo Indestructible Malleable Iron & Steel Toys.
The Pratt & Letchworth trademark was of a charging buffalo. Their works are regarded as some of the finest cast iron toys produced. (from various www pages)
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Condition: - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above.
Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS!
Size: -- see ruler in the scans.
All of my cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original
After 40 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards.
My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate
my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I've published, including
My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped
define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting:
VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS
HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE,
by Dave Cheadle.
Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list!
As a life-long collector and social historian, and
as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly, "
I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented.
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Pascal P. Pratt: Amazing leading citizen of Buffalo, NY - Authentic Victorian Advertising Trade Card
Fabulous card; this company exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, WCE / Columbian Exposition
Crusades Crusader with Buffalo logo on banner, proud horse in saddlery, gallant knight in shining armor
Pratt & Letchworth / Buffalo Indestructible Malleable Iron &...amp; Steel Toys
Pratt and Letchworth of Buffalo, New York was founded by 2 brothers Samuel Fetcher and Pascal Paoli Pratt, and William Pryor Letchworth as
the Buffalo Malleable Iron Works. The company originally produced saddlery hardware and was the largest in the USA.
In 1889, Mr. George S. Crosby, a toy designer was hired.
The toys were marketed by the name of Buffalo Toy with the company then being known as Buffalo Indestructible Malleable Iron and Steel Toys.
Pascal Paoli Pratt began his career as a clerk in the hardware business of his brother Samuel Fletcher Pratt (the firm of Pratt & Weed)
in 1836, at age 16. He later became a partner in the firm, along with his brother and Edward P. Beals, first as S. F. Pratt & Co., and later as Pratt & Co.
The firm became one of the more prominent retail and wholesale hardware businesses in the country,
dealing in hardware, bar iron, sheet iron, tools, contractors’ and railroad supplies, and coach and saddlery hardware.
In 1848, with Pratt & Company continuing in its old line, a new firm, Pratt & Letchworth, was organized to
manufacture saddlery hardware, carriages, malleable iron, and steel castings. Manufacturing was initially conducted at 165 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y.,
with inmates of the nearby jail contracted for the work. The principals of the partnership were the Pratt brothers and William P. Letchworth from Auburn,
where the latter owner had used convict labor in a like enterprise. By 1872 the firm was the largest manufacturer of saddlery hardware in the United States.
Mr. Pratt remained associated with the firm as senior partner until 1896, when it was organized as a stock company, the Pratt and Letchworth Co.
The company diversified by adding cast iron toy production in 1889, following the hiring of George S. Crosby, toy designer for Welker & Crosby Co., of Brooklyn.
The following year, in 1890, Pratt and Letchworth acquired the patent rights and inventory of another
toy manufacturer, F. W. Carpenter Company of Harrison, New York.
Pratt & Letchworth marketed their toys as Buffalo Toys and as Buffalo Indestructible Malleable Iron & Steel Toys.
The Pratt & Letchworth trademark was of a charging buffalo. Their works are regarded as some of the finest cast iron toys produced. (from various www pages)
To See More Farm / Horse / Saddle / etc. Cards Like This Click Here: (( MORE FARM CARDS ))
For More 19th Century Hearth & Home Product Cards Click: (( MORE HOUSEHOLD CARDS ))
============================================================================================================================================================================
* MORE GREAT pre-1900 Toy & Doll / Household / Horse / War & Military = use "Search my store"
or Visit my store:
Click this Hot Link: Old Cards - Daves Great CardsGalore
======================================================================================
======================================================================================
Condition: - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above.
Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS!
Size: -- see ruler in the scans.
All of my cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original
After 40 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards.
My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate
my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I've published, including
My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped
define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting:
VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS
HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE,
by Dave Cheadle.
Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list!
As a life-long collector and social historian, and
as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly, "
I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented.
FREE Shipping with professional packaging within United States: - YES!
World Wide First Class International Shipping = $8.00.
More GREAT ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS, ephemera,
Historical Paper Americana, 19th Century and antique cards etc. like this
right now for ~ Immediate Purchase ~ in my store
as -- BUY IT NOW
= Visit my store:
Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Trade Cards Store
=======================================================================
MORE! Pre-1900 ~ GREAT CARDS !
= Visit my store:
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