John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists antique child's cup inky blue glazing over cream

inky blue glazing over cream slip both rustic and refined

It is marked with what appears to be a B on the bottom

It feels pretty iconic to me

I especially love the tornado of smoke rising from his cigar

or any other manner of small treasures and assorted odds and ends

John A Manson Hardware Co Hanging Copper Inventory and Repair Lists antique child's cup inky blue glazing over creamA little research led me to discover that John A Manson Company at 253 Broadway in Manhattan (stamped on these copper mounts) was a hardware store, established by Manson around 1910, with a citation in the Hardware Dealers Magazine in 1913 noting that price cards like these (sold via catalogue as well as at the store) were Manson's speciality. These two were certainly put to use, with the handwritten card on one detailing the sizes, costs and sale