Copper plate: William Connett, Hat Manufacturer Rahway New Jersey 1815 Warranted Water Proof

by Connett Family

$750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Engraved by P.E. Hamm Phila. 3-7/8 x 4-3/8 inches. Used. Provenance: from the family of Eugene V. Connett, 3rd, and by descent. Item #242581 Eugene V. Connett, 3rd, was born into a family of hatmakers founded by his great-great grandfather . After graduating from Princeton with the Class of 1912, he went into the family business. After service as an officer and wartime production manager in the first world war, he returned to the hat business

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