Description: Estate FindHiram W. HaydenWaterbury Brass Co.Bucket We offer an antique spun brass bucket or pail with a cast iron handle crafted by the Waterbury Brass Co. in Waterbury, Connecticut. The stamped mark on the base is worn but still shows the patent date of 1866.The bucket measures 7 7/8” in height and 7 1/2” in height at the upper rim. The diameter at the upper rim measures 10 1/2” and 7 1/2” at the base.The bucket has a curved bottom and retains an aged patina. Hiram W. Hayden Mr. Hayden was a lover of art and an avid inventor. While working at Scovills & Co. (later Scovill Manufacturing) he made chased buttons, believed to be the first made in the United States.He patented a design for brass kettles which completely evolutionized the manufacturing of these pots, and in 1851 sold the patent to Waterbury Brass Company.In 1853, Mr Hayden joined Israel Holmes and John C. Booth in the formation of Holmes, Booth and Haydens. H.W. Hayden has taken out numerous patents, assigning many to Holmes, Booth and Haydens.Among his patented inventions are a breech-loading rifle, a magazine rifle, and a machine for making solid metal tubing, which he sold to manufacturing concerns in Pittsburgh.One of his greatest discoveries was the development of the daguerreotype, an early photographic process. This lead to his development of a process of taking a picture on paper. He holds the honor of being one of the independent discoverer of the photographic process, having produced three paper photographs of landscapes and delivering them to the Waterbury American Newspaper in 1851. His future work in the photographic area led him closer than anyone else of the era to producing a colored photograph.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
End Time: 2025-01-17T02:26:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Object Type: Pot
Material: Brass
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
