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CELLULOID “ADAMANTINE” by John Bowman 2023
- JohnBowman
- on Jan, 19, 2023
- CategoryADAMANTINE, Adamantine Veneer, Celluloid, Centre Wheeling South Wheeling, Ritchietown, Manchester Addition, Westview Addition, LaGrange, Fulton, Faux Marble, Faux Marble Mantles, French Ivory Celluloid, Ivorine Cilluloid, John Bowman, Leatherette, Leatheroid, Seth Thomas Adamantine Clock, Uncategorized, W. Va. History, Wheeling, Wheeling Author, Wheeling Historian, Wheeling Stores, Wheeling WV History, Wheeling's Manufacturing History
- 1 Comment.
CELLULOID (a brand-name) was the first plastic material. It was developed in the early 1860s from a mixture of nitro-cellulose (cellulose from plant fiber) and camphor. Celluloid, a malleable substance in its early development was made to resemble Ivory and Marble finishes. Celluloid replaced many items that used expensive real Ivory and was then commonly […]
Read MoreBILL OF LADING – FREIGHT ON BOARD Regarding FLATBOATS, KEELBOATS, and STEAMBOATS by John Bowman
- JohnBowman
- on Jun, 14, 2019
- CategoryAuthentic Steamboat Model, Belmont County Ohio, Bill of Lading Freight On Board, Centre Wheeling South Wheeling, Ritchietown, Manchester Addition, Westview Addition, LaGrange, Fulton, Clarington Ohio, Ferry Boat Ohio River, John Bowman, John Bowman's Steamboat Models, Monroe County Ohio, Moundsville WV Ferry, Ohio, Ohio River Steamboat Transportation Co, Ohio Valley River Museum, Point Pleasant River Museum, Sistersville WV Ferry, Steamboat Birthplace, Steamboat book, Steamboat History, Steamboat Model, Steamboat WASHINGTON, Uncategorized, Vietnam Veteran, W. Va. History, West Virginia, West Virginia History Hero, Wheeling, Wheeling Author, Wheeling Boat Building, Wheeling Ferry Boats, Wheeling Historian, Wheeling Passenger Ferryboats Gertrude and Hazel, Wheeling Steamboat History, Wheeling Steamboat Lines, Wheeling Stores, Wheeling Wharfboats, Wheeling WV History, Wheeling's 250th Birthday Bash, Wheeling's Manufacturing History
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What is a steamboat “Bill of Lading”?[i] A steamboat Bill of Lading was a two-piece receipt torn from a bound book, usually kept at the Wharfboat office that listed the goods received by a steamboat agent one copy of which was given to the carrier of the goods and one copy was given to the […]
Read MoreSTEAMBOAT UNIFORMS and CAPS CATALOG No. 701
- JohnBowman
- on May, 26, 2019
- CategoryAuthentic Steamboat Model, Bellaire Ohio, Belmont County Ohio, Boat Clubs, Centre Wheeling South Wheeling, Ritchietown, Manchester Addition, Westview Addition, LaGrange, Fulton, Ferry Boat Ohio River, John Bowman, John Bowman's Steamboat Models, Martins Ferry Ohio, Monroe County Ohio, Ohio, Ohio Valley River Museum, Point Pleasant River Museum, Sistersville WV Ferry, Steamboat Birthplace, Steamboat book, Steamboat History, Steamboat Model, Steamboat WASHINGTON, Uncategorized, W. Va. History, Warwood West Virginia, West Virginia, West Virginia History Hero, Wheeling, Wheeling Author, Wheeling Boat Building, Wheeling Ferry Boats, Wheeling Historian, Wheeling Passenger Ferryboats Gertrude and Hazel, Wheeling Steamboat History, Wheeling Stores, Wheeling Wharfboats, Wheeling WV History, Wheeling's 250th Birthday Bash, Wheeling's Manufacturing History, Yates Marine Construction Co. Wheeling WV
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STEAMBOAT UNIFORMS and CAPS 1921 Catalog No. 701 from the John Bowman collection THE CINCINNATI REGALIA CO. Textile Building Fourth and Elm Streets CINCINNATI, OHIO A 12 page Catalog of Popular Uniform Designs for Discerning Rivermen This CINCINNATI REGALIA CO. catalog states they offer: INDIVIDUAL SERVICE “We will furnish special designs to meet individual requirements, […]
Read MoreWHEELING RETAIL GROCERS 1820 – 1920 by John Bowman
- JohnBowman
- on May, 25, 2019
- CategoryCentre Market Wheeling, Centre Wheeling South Wheeling, Ritchietown, Manchester Addition, Westview Addition, LaGrange, Fulton, Ebenezer Zane Comes to Wheeling 1769, John Bowman, Uncategorized, W. Va. History, Warwood West Virginia, West Virginia, West Virginia History Hero, Wheeling, Wheeling Author, Wheeling Historian, Wheeling Stores, Wheeling Streets, Wheeling WV History, Wheeling's 250th Birthday Bash, Wheeling's Manufacturing History
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Today, Wheeling has Kroger and a Riesbeck’s Food Market, Sav-A-Lot, and a few convenient Convenience Stores where one buys groceries. Maybe today, that is enough stores to fill the need, but it wasn’t always so. A timely trend may be that you make your order from one of these stores and it will be delivered […]
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