Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
Frying Pan
Andrew Lutts and Robert DeLap made payments for frying pans at the Colden Store on this day, 250 years-ago.
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| Long-handled frying pan with legs. Image courtesy of FightingQuakerForge.com |
Webster's 1828 dictionary defined a Fryingpan as 'a pan with a long handle, used for frying meat and vegetables.'
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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.
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The Colden Store sold eighteen frying pans in the period covered by the Day Book. In some cases they were sold by weight at about one shilling per pound. The prices varied from three-and-one-half shillings to eight shillings.
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