The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735

302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Page, Lewis.

Title: Letterbook

Dates: 1829-1833

Call No.: Doc. 610

Acc. No.: 69x76

Quantity: 1 volume

Location: 31 E

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Lewis Page was a toy merchant in New York City.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Consists primarily of letters ordering toys and related wares from France, Germany, and England. Many are signed by John W. Holber for Lewis Page. Additional letters seem to have accompanied bills or invoices. Sometimes patterns and/or samples were requested. Such items as dominoes, rope dancers, small animals, tin magic lanterns, paper dolls, varnished heads for dolls, leather dolls, swords, painted pistols, chessmen, caricatures, dancing jacks, small standing soldiers and pewter or lead toys are noted. In addition, references are made to miniature furniture.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

Purchased from Timothy Trace.

ACCESS POINTS

People:

Holber, John W.

Topics:

Toys.

Toy horses.

Toy guns.

Dolls.

Mechanical dolls.

Paper dolls.

Games.

Miniature furniture.

Miniature objects.

Military miniatures.

Toymakers.

Toy making - History - 19th century.

Wooden toys.

Metal toys.

Letterbooks.

Orders.

Merchants.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 31 E

Name index to Doc. 610 (acc. 69x76)

Albertson, Peter 92

Angevine, Henry 96, 97

Archdayton(?) 2

Bailly & Ward 49

Bestelmeir 48

Bittell(?) 83

Bollermann, A. 48

Booth, E. B. 95

Booth, Ezra B. 96

Brancker Delius & Co. 75

Brown 3, 4

Brown, Jonas 6, 15

Bruckner 46

Bruckner, C. 35, 47, 49

Bruckner, Chrs. 75

Bull, John [toy] 10, 42, 90

Columbus, Christopher [toy] 28

Cook, Wm. 25

Cornell 98

Cornell, S. 1, 2, 5, 6, 24, 26, 28

Cornell, Stephen 4, 7, 23, 29, 96

Creamer or Kreamer 30

Crusoe, Robinson [toy] 39

Franklin (schooner) 92

Gerding 49

Gerding & Siemon 49, 52

Goddefroy, F.C., & Son 49

Godfrey, Joseph Henry 14, 34

Groot 4

Hewson & Doubleday 25

Holberton, John W. 1-7, 15, 23-26, 28-30, 34, 92, [95, 97, 98]

John Bull [toy] 10, 42, 90

Le Maire, Pepin 27, 28, 37

Lilliendahl 52, 72

Lindner, J. S. 49

Lindner, John Simon 8-13, 16-22, 31, 32, 34, [35,] 42, 46, 52, 56, 60, [64,] 69, 72, 76, 80, 83, 85, 91

Marshall 70, 82

Marshall, W. 93, 94

Mastin(?), Peter 99

Masquelez 38, 40, 63, 71

Menge & Niemann 16, 80

Page, Mary 3

Robinson, J. 93, 99, 100

Shankland 25

Smith, G. R. 34, 40, 50, 54, 55

Smith, George R. 14

Sweeny, C. 95, 100, 108

Tell [toy] 89

Tell, William [toy] 20

Trimby & Co. 15

Waters, Billy [toy] 39, 41

Watson, G. C. 99