1/2/2023 0 Comments Fn 1905 makers marks![]() ![]() The father had a shop in Milk Street, recorded to have burned in the great fire of March 20, 1760, and presumably the younger Benjamin was trained in that shop. The signed furniture of Benjamin Frothingham is, therefore, worth considering as giving the broadest view of a typical workshop of the Boston region in the eighteenth century.īenjamin Frothingham (Ap– August 19, 1809) was the son of the joiner Benjamin Frothingham (1708–1765) of Boston. Among the many famous cabinetmakers of Boston, like John Cogswell, George Bright, and Ebenezer Hartshorne, sometimes only one or two pieces have retained signatures or maker’s marks, while in the case of Alexander Edwards, who paid as high a tax as Bright, not a single example is known. William Savery of Philadelphia, John Townsend of Newport, and Benjamin Frothingham of Charlestown are three major exceptions in the eighteenth century, each having liberally labelled his furniture, while others as competent did not seem to do so. SO few American cabinetmakers have left behind a broad variety of signed work that the picture of normal daily production cannot be easily examined by the student. Also have a look at my other items being offered. Please ask if you need further information but do not wait until the last minute before the auction ends. Sorry! I will combine shipping of course. No return policy! Payment by PAYPAL or direct bank to bank transfer only. But this depends on the current safety level applied by TSA and homeland security for all incoming Air Parcels to the US. An average delivery time between 12 to 14 business days is expected for an overseas delivery. Holster will be shipped worldwide for $8.00 as a registered parcel (uninsured but trackable). Holster comes out of a German collection and therefore will be shipped from Germany directly to the buyer. A real pre 1945 artefact for the German holster and/or FN Browning pistol collector to rig up your gun. Leather has not been treated with new leather preservative, shoe cream or other fluids. This pull strap is a downsized version of the larger ones. Such a feature is mainly known from heavy pistols like the Luger and the P.38. A pull strap is installed in the holster corpus to assist the owner by pulling out the pistol. This holster reveals an interesting feature. Inside the holster you can find the typical rub marks of a FN Browning 1905 pistol. The carrying loop is of the wide design fitting to military belts. All stitching is tight and nothing tends to loosen. Holster is made of brown cowhide leather. Thus many of these pistols fond their way to Germany as a war souvenir. The FN1905 pistols were often a war booty of German soldiers in both World Wars when Belgium was occupied by German forces. The holster came with a FN 1905 pistol in caliber. German holster for FN Browning pocket pistol model 1905 (1906) of pre 1945 era. ![]()
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