April 1857 Advertisement – Chase & Tripp

by cgrotke | History | 1753 Views

Another advertisement from old Brattleboro. This time we’ll see what Chase & Tripp are offering at their place downtown, in April of 1857.

It looks like silver spoons are the newest rage. We’ll have to get a few.

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  • Submitted by cgrotke on April 15, 2016 at 9:42 am

    a transcription

    Chase & Tripp – Sign of Watch & Spoon

    As we were boys and strangers it was a long time before the good people would believe our story; but now it has been proved so plain to them that they readily admit that we do sell better quality, style and neater engraved Silver Spoons than they can find anywhere else. This fact has been proved to us beyond a doubt by our sales during the last few months. Our stock of Spoons shall always be large and adapted to the wants of our numerous kind patrons.

    We have made arrangements to have those Double-Plated Goods of the Rogers Bros. Manufacturing Company directly from the manufactory, consisting of Tea Sets, Castors, Spoons, Forks &c.

    Together with the above we can show the finest assortment of Good Watches; Fine Jewelry; Fancy Goods; Toilet Articles; &c., &c. that can be found in the State, all cheap and good, at our New Store No.2 Long Brick Block, Opposite Revere House, Brattleboro, Vt. – Chase & Tripp.

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    Also, in today’s day in history, 1892: Jeweler Charles A. Tripp has been granted a patent for a badge. The Scientific American says it “is an improvement in ornamental badges or pins, to be worn on the clothing, the invention providing a simple and secure fastening for the badge, so that it cannot accidentally become detached.”

    I like the name of the business… Chase & Tripp. I wonder if they took over from Runn & Fall. : )

  • Submitted by DanAxtell on April 15, 2016 at 6:04 pm

    Patent 471,079 - new and improved Badge by Charles A. Tripp

    Charles A. Tripp’s patent for a new and improved badge can be seen at Google Patents:
    https://www.google.com/patents/US471039

    There’s even a drawing of this revolutionary design which is “worn upon the clothing of a person” and “cannot accidentally become detached, and which will also hold the badge upon the clothing in such a position that it will be displayed to advantage.”

    It’s good fun to search for other patents from Brattleborough at that site.

    And here’s the original article in Scientific American in Google Books:
    https://books.google.com/books?id=3KIzAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA234&q=tripp&f=false

    • Submitted by cgrotke on April 16, 2016 at 7:50 am

      nice design

      It’s different than what I imagined. I have an old pin that has a spinning disc closure, another old design. I like that it was an Odd Fellows badge used in his patent application.

      I wish we still had the sign of the Watch & Spoon…. wonder where that went?

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