Cornelius Bradford
- Born: 18 Oct 1729, New York City NY
- Died: 9 Nov 1787
General notes:
Pewtersmith
Events in his life were:
• Apprenticed about 1742 to William Bradford in New York City NY 9
• He worked from 1752 to 1753 as a pewtersmith in New York City NY 9
• Teapot, c 1752
Private Collection
h: 7"
• He worked from 1753 to 1770 as a pewtersmith in Philadelphia PA 9
• Advertised in the Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia PA), 14 Oct 1756, To be sold by Cornelius Bradford, Pewterer:
At the sign of the Dish in Second St. opposite the sign of the George wholesale or retail at the most reasonable rates all sorts of pewter ware, viz: Dishes and plates of all sizes, basons, tankards, quart and pint mugs, porringers, tea pots, sugar pots, cullanders, bed pans, stool-pans, half pint and gill tumblers, wine measures, salt sellers, spoons, milk pots, pint and half-pint dram bottles, slop bowls and all sorts of other pewter.
Said Bradford makes the best of pewter or block-tin worms, of all sizes for distilling, as shall be ordered, as also cranes for hogsheads or bottles, candle molds of different sizes. All persons may have pewter mended at a reasonable price, and ready money given for old pewter or exchanged for new.
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• He worked from 1770 to 1785 as a pewtersmith in New York City NY 9
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