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<p>[QUOTE="NewEngland, post: 5586967, member: 6071"]Hi everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>I picked up this piece of 19th century treenware today. I have no idea what it was used for. It's very finely made of beautiful wood with a brass diamond-shaped label that reads "WM SUYDAM MAKER 65 NASSAU ST NEW YORK". It measures 7 1/2" high and is 4 1/2" wide at the ends. It is open all the way through. I found an 1887 article about a William Suydam of 65 Nassau St in the New York Times hinting that he was a bookie or flim-flam man (I don't have a NYT subscription, so I can't read the whole article). Has anyone seen an object like this? Could it have something to do with gambling? The name Suydam is Dutch. There were lots of Dutch people in NY in the 19th century. I've also found William Suydam who was in the Civil War from New Jersey, so maybe it was a common name. Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]416328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416329[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416330[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416329[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416330[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NewEngland, post: 5586967, member: 6071"]Hi everyone, I picked up this piece of 19th century treenware today. I have no idea what it was used for. It's very finely made of beautiful wood with a brass diamond-shaped label that reads "WM SUYDAM MAKER 65 NASSAU ST NEW YORK". It measures 7 1/2" high and is 4 1/2" wide at the ends. It is open all the way through. I found an 1887 article about a William Suydam of 65 Nassau St in the New York Times hinting that he was a bookie or flim-flam man (I don't have a NYT subscription, so I can't read the whole article). Has anyone seen an object like this? Could it have something to do with gambling? The name Suydam is Dutch. There were lots of Dutch people in NY in the 19th century. I've also found William Suydam who was in the Civil War from New Jersey, so maybe it was a common name. Thanks! [ATTACH=full]416328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416329[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416330[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416329[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]416330[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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