The Thrilling Story of Court Stenography
Albany’s Philander Deming told the story of his innovation of court stenography in the third person, referring to himself (in a style of modesty then current, perhaps) as Mr. Gray: […]
Albany’s Philander Deming told the story of his innovation of court stenography in the third person, referring to himself (in a style of modesty then current, perhaps) as Mr. Gray: […]
It’s going to take a few days to tell all that we need to tell of Albany’s Philander Deming. He was an author whose sketches of life in the Adirondacks […]
In 1868, Albany put in place a system of fire alarm telegraphs, by which a signal could be sent to a central location to alert the fire department. Prior to […]
In 1869, steam power was the height of modernity. And in order to power something with steam, you needed a steam engine or boiler. James O. Haight of Albany was […]
Those wishing to wash the gray away in 1869 might have turned to Blasie’s Superior Instantaneous Hair Dye, available in black or brown and positively the best in use. It […]
The Taaffe Brothers ran a turning and sawing establishment that, in 1869, was located on Canal Street, now known as Sheridan Avenue. “Turning” refers to turning wood by lathe, if […]
We’ve noted before that in the 19th century, it was completely ordinary for a furniture maker to also manufacture coffins. After all, it is just a type of cabinet. A […]
In 1869, David W. Shanks ran an upholstering and decorating shop at 30 and 32 Green Street, somewhere in what is now a sea of parking near Beaver Street in […]
Like so many of the advertisers in the 1869 Albany City Directory, you can be fairly certain that the works and wares of P.H. Wemple’s sash, door and blind factory […]
B. Brohm was a manufacturer of cast steel files and rasps from the best English cast steel, improved metallic temper. But to judge by the space devoted to it in […]