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a. Cradle used by the three youngest Lincoln boys
b. Object was most likely made by a furniture manufacturer in New York or North Carolina
c. Purchased by the Lincolns at John Williams Dry Goods Store in Springfield probably around the time Edward Baker Lincoln was born in 1846 and used by the Lincolns’ sons until at least 1854.
d. Proper Name: Cradle
e. Unknown carpenter or manufacturer
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a. Wooden bench owned by the Lincolns
b. Object was made in Springfield, IL
c. Object was made circa 1845 and used by the Lincolns until 1861
d. Proper Name: Settee or Bench
e. Object was made by local Springfield carpenter Solomon Conant
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General Grant on Horseback
ca. 1880-1888
hand-carved and painted wood
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Richards, Springfield, Illinois
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Ca. 1889-1914
Embossed “THE John Bressmer/ Co./ SPRINGFIELD, ILL” and “C.L.G. CO”
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“Meet me at Broadwell’s.”
They said this in “Young Mr. Lincoln’s” time – and they say it today.
~“Young Mr. Lincoln” was a theater production advertised in 1939.
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Springfield, Illinois
1880-1897
Embossed “J.B. BROWN/DRUGGIST/&/BOOKSELLER/SPRINGFIELD/ILL”
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Springfield, Illinois
Ca. 1906-1930
Embossed: “ROBERT CLARKSON/MODERN DRUGGIST/SPRINGFIELD, ILL” and on the base, “C.L.G. CO.”
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Springfield, Illinois
Ca. 1894-1901
Embossed: “DODDS’ DRUG STORE/SPRINGFIELD ILL”
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Springfield, Illinois
1901-1906
Embossed: “HOY & JAMES/DRUGGISTS/EAST SIDE SQUARE/SPRINGFIELD ILL.”
And on base: “BREED/W.B.M. CO.”
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c. 1901-1907 Illinois Legacy Collection, Illinois State Museum Transfer from Illinois State University, 1993.121.0081.0026.0006
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