Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Hinges and Locks
On the second day of March, 250 years ago, James Bayard (the jobber who had done work on Colden's home) bought a pair of hinges at the Colden Store.
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
A hinge was an item that might have been imported from England like most of Colden's wares. For example, even simple blacksmithing products like nails were imported (see list of boycotted items). But hinges could have been made locally, in New England, or in Philadelphia by specialized blacksmiths.
In the prior six months, Colden sold twenty hinges. They were always sold as a pair.
He also sold nine locks.
He sold two scythes [Syth], which were likely imported.
In the prior six months there is no record of other smithery products like latches or guns. Perhaps these were sold through other conduits.
Four blacksmiths are identified in the DayBook: James Gardner, Robert Boyd (this is likely the same Boyd who manufactured guns for the Continental Army in Newburgh), Thomas Burnett (father of the longest surviving officer in the Continental Army*), and William Martin. We know from other records that others, not identified in the DayBook, considered themselves blacksmiths. (For example, my relative, Ruben Campbell, identifies himself as a blacksmith in enlistment records.)
*See article by Aimone, Alan, Robert R. Burnet (1762-1854), in the OCHS Journal, 1977.
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