Once again I turned to the order books of Wallace Davidson and Johnson to give me some insight into the sorts of tinware which were being ordered to supply the stores of the late colonial Maryland as well as in private orders with Wallace Davidson and Johnson.
Examples of painted tin canisters found at the Margaret Hunter Shop in Colonial Williamsburg
Examples of painted and unpainted tin canisters and a bread grater at the Governor's Palace Kitchen in Colonial Williamsburg
Examples of scalloped pans at the Governor's Palace Kitchen in Colonial Williamsburg
Examples of tin coffee pots at Charlton's Coffee House in Cololnial Williamsburg
Reproduction tinware made by Bill McMillian and for sale at the Prentis Store in Colonial Williamsburg
(from
Maryland State Archives, Chancery Court (Chancery Papers, Exhibits)
Wallace, Davidson Johnson, Order Books, 1771/4/25-1775/11/16. MSA S
528-27/28)
Order Books
Order Books
25 April 1771
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson
Tin Ware
12 double sheets tin plates
@ 8d
12 single ditto 4/.
12 very small pudding pans
7/.
12 larger ditto 9/.
6 nutmeg graters 9d
6 painted do 1/6
6 pocket do 1/6
18 pound tin canisters 5/.
12 half pound canisters 3/.
4 painted sugar boxes 4
sizes 4/.
12 glass chamber lamps with
candlesticks 9/.
6 tin do with spouts 7/.
6 quart tin kettles 5/.
6 3 pint do 7/.
6 2 quart do 8/.
2 gallon camp do with
covers 1/6
2 ½ gallon do with do 1/8
2 2 gallon do with do 2/.
2 doz quart tin pots 5/.
1 doz pint do 3/.
1 doz pepper boxes 1/8
3 horn lanthorns 1/8
3 do 2/.
2 doz cake pans 4/.
1 doz scalloped do 4/.
1 doz ¼ tt tin canisters
2/.
½ doz tinder boxes 6/.
1 doz funnels sorted 6/.
1 doz sauce pans 3/9
1 doz porringers 5/.
Order Books
25 April 1771
For Thomas Johnson
Tin Ware
1 doz small tin patty pans
for tarts & hallow molds to shape the upper crusts on & marking irons
to mark them
1 doz tin patty pans for
cheese cakes
A tin to bake goose pie in
3 doz small tin queen cake
pans
1 doz of them round
1 doz of them diamond
1 doz of them hearts
1 doz tins or stone shells
to scallop oysters
Order Books
25 April 1771
For Charles Wallace
Tin Ware
1 doz Naple biscuit pans to
hold 6 cakes each
Order Books
4 August 1771
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson
Tin Ware
12 double sheets tin plates
12 single ditto
12 very small pudding pans
12 larger ditto
6 nutmeg graters
6 pocket do
6 painted do
18 pound tin canisters
12 half pound do
2 painted sugar boxes, 2
larger do & 2 larger do
12 glass chamber lamps with
candle sticks
6 tin do with spouts
6 quart tin kettles
6 3 pint do
6 2 quart do
2 gallon camp do with
covers
2 ½ gallon do with do
2 2 gallon do with do
2 doz quart tin pots
1 doz pint to
1 doz pepper boxes
3 horn lanthorns
3 do
2 doz cake pans
1 doz scalloped do
½ doz quart sauce pans, ½
doz pint do
1 doz funnels, 3 sizes
Order Books
26 Nov 1771
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson
Tin Ware
The same as sent p
Williamson
Order Books
20 March 1772
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson
Tin Ware
2 doz double tin plates
2 doz single do
3 doz pudding pans sorted
3 doz nutmeg graters sorted
1 doz painted sugar boxes
1 doz chamber lamps
1 doz hanging do
24 kettles sorted
3 doz pint & quart pots
2 doz pepper boxes
6 lanthorns
12 doz single cake pans
sorted
2 doz cheesecake pans
1 doz ¼ lb canisters
1 doz 1 lb do
1 doz tinder boxes
1 doz porringers
1 doz saucepans
6 overs
6 cheese toasters
6 doz naple biscuit pans 6
cakes each
1 doz tin pudding pans in
the shape of half a Marsh Million with flat covers
1 doz tin colanders sorted
½ doz tin fish kettles
sorted
½ doz tin fat strainers
shaped like a sugar loaf
1 doz flat tin candlesticks
with extinguishers
Order Books
25 March 1772
For John Davidson
Tin Ware
1 Tin Colander
1 large strong tin skimmer
Order Books
24 October 1772
For Richard Tilghman Earle
(Store at Chester Mill, Queen Anne County, just east of present day
Centreville)
Tin Ware
1 doz tin quarts @ 5/.
1 do pints 2/6
1 doz do quart sauce pans
5/.
1 doz do pocket graters 2/6
1 doz do pepper boxes 2/.
1 doz do flower do 3/.
1 doz do quart funnels 5/.
1 doz do best block tin
ramekins 5/.
1 doz do large round patty
pans 3/6
1 doz scalloped do 3/6
1 doz biscuit frames 14/.
3 doz pans sorted from 7/
to 16/.
1 doz dish candle sticks
7/.
Order Books
14 November 1772
For Wallace Davidson and Johnson for the Ship
(Presumably the Kitty & Nelly)
Ship Chandlery
2 quart tin saucepans
Order Books
24 May [1773]
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson
Tin Ware
2 doz tin pudding pans
sorted
4 doz nutmeg graters sorted
half of the japanned
2 doz quart pots
2 doz pint do
2 doz quart & pint
saucepans
6 doz pepper boxes
3 doz pound canisters
2 doz half pound do
2 doz quart & point
funnels
1 doz quart black jacks
½ doz large melon pudding
pans
1 doz japanned candlesticks
with snuffers
1 doz painted candlesticks
½ doz egg slices
1 doz bread graters
1 doz druging boxes
3 genteel neatly japanned
& painted plate warmers
Order Books
17 October 1773
For Charles Carroll of
Carrolton
Tin Ware
4 best strong horn
lanthorns in tin large
4 best gardeners watering
pots large well painted
6 quart tin pots
12 pint do
(appears to now switch to
goods for ER)
Tin Ware
2 egg slices
1 large bread rasp
2 pierced lanthorns
12 quart mugs
2 large tin pans
Order Books
12 and 24 November [1773]
For Charles Carroll of
Carrolton
Tin Ware
20 good tin pound canisters
Order Books
25 December 1773
For Charles Carroll of
Carrolton
Tin Ware
20 good tin pound canisters
Order Books
14 December 1773
For William Bond
Tinware
1 doz funnels sorted
½ doz painted candle boxes
Order Books
21 November 1773
For Hall Gilbert & Hall
Tin Ware
1 doz tin pepper boxes 1/8
2 nests tin buckets sorted
6 quart saucepans
6 pint do
3 sugar boxes
1 doz nutmeg graters
3 tin lanthorns
Order Books
No Date [1773]
For Buchannan & Cowen
Tinware
3 doz pound & ½ pound canisters
4/.
1 doz tin quart saucepans
4/6
1 doz pint do 3/.
1 doz large do 6/.
1 doz tin kettles 9/.
1 doz large do 1/.
1 doz do 1/3
½ doz cheese toasters 5/.
2 doz nutmeg graters 2/.
2 doz pepper boxes 1/9
1 doz tin lanthorns 22/.
Order Books
No Date [1773]
For Archibald Buchannan
Tinware
1 doz pound canisters
1 doz ½ pound do
½ doz quart saucepans 5/
½ doz pint do 2/6
½ doz tin kettles 12/
1 doz nutmeg graters 20d
½ doz tin lanthorns 24/
½ doz small do 20/
1 doz quart pots 5/
1 doz tin milk pans 12/
1 doz do 15/
1 doz pint pots
1 doz cheese toasters
1 doz apple toasters
Order Books
No Date [1773]
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson’s Nottingham Store
Tinware
2 doz pudding pans
2 doz pepper boxes
6 tin kettles sorted
1 doz quart saucepans
1 doz pint do
Order Books
19 March 1774
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson
Tinware
3 doz pound canisters
2 doz half pound do
Order Books
29 September 1774
For William Bond
Tin Ware
½ doz coffee pots
1 doz tin nutmeg graters
½ doz painted sugar boxes
2 doz 1lb tea canisters
2 doz ½lb do
2 doz pepper boxes
½ doz tin lanthorns
Order Books
No Date (previously listed
order is 1774)
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson
Tin Ware
2 doz double tin plates
2 doz single do
3 doz tin pudding pans well
sorted
2 doz nutmeg graters half
japanned
3 doz pound canisters
1 doz half pound do
2 nests painted sugar boxes
2 doz quart pots
1 doz pint do
2 doz saucepans sorted
2 doz pepper boxes
1 doz lanterns half horn
1 doz tinder boxes flints
& steels
2 doz funnels quart &
pint
1 doz bread graters sorted
1 doz coffee pots sorted
½ doz candle boxes
½ doz colanders
Order Books
17 November 1774
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson’s Nottingham Store ordered by Edward Botelar
Tin Ware
1 doz quart sauce pans
1 doz pint do
1 doz large pudding pans
1 doz do sorted
6 sugar boxes (plain tin)
6 do japanned
1 doz pocket graters
6 milk kettles sorted
1 doz ½ pound canisters
japanned
1 doz plain do
1 doz pound do
Order Books
No Date (previously listed order
is 1774)
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson’s Queen Anne Store
Tin Ware
½ doz tin lanthorns 1/8
1 doz tin pans 10/.
1 doz do 12/.
1 doz do 14/.
1 doz nutmeg graters with
cases 3/.
1 doz quart tin pots 5/.
1 doz sauce pans 5/.
Order Books
No Date (previously listed
order is 1774)
For Wallace Davidson and
Johnson’s Pig Point Store
Tin Ware
6 quart pots 5
6 pint do 3 ½
6 quart saucepans 5
6 pint do 3 ½
1 doz japanned pocket
grater 3/.
1 doz pepper boxes 1/8
Order Books
8 January 1775
For Charles Carroll of
Carrolton
Tin Ware
12 quart tin pots
12 pint do
Order Books
1 August 1775
For Alexander Ogg
Tin Ware
2 doz gallon tin pans
1 doz smaller do
1 doz tin quart pots
1 doz pint do
1 doz small funnels
1 doz large do
3 doz gallon do
3 doz pepper boxes
2 doz tin quart sauce pans
1 doz do pint do
2 doz nutmeg graters
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