Smith & Perkins / Alexandria / Iron Works, / Locomotive Engine, / & Car Builders, / Machinists, Founders, / & Millwrights. [complete text gilt-stamped within a navy oval with a gilt border].
Alexandria, VA: Smith & Perkins, nd [ca. 1850]. Trade card, 1 ½ x 3 inches, printed on glossy white card stock (now rather attractively sprinkled around the edges in red). Smith & Perkins was founded in 1835 and closed in 1857 due to bankruptcy. For a short article on the..... More