Philadelphia And Its Manufactures a Hand book Exhibiting the Development Varie
Philadelphia And Its Manufactures a Hand book Exhibiting the Development Varie
Edwin T Edwin Troxell Freedley
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In the course of time, Mahogany became scarce ; and growing in mountain fastnesses, it was procured only at a great expense. Rosewood has always been equally difficult to obtain. To supply the deficiency, the merits of American Walnut were examined, and on trial it was found equally suitable for fine Furniture. The grain of the wood, and the feathery character of the curl, (where two main branches separate from the trunk, ) are similar to Mahogany, except in color ; the Walnut being of dark pur...ple shade, though varying in color according to the latitude and nature of the soil. Walnut is now used more than all other woods combined. The supply on the rich bottom lands of Indiana, and the Western States generally, is enormous, and the quality so superior that some is shipped to Europe. All varieties of these woods Mahogany, Rosewood, Walnut, and others, are used by the Cabinet-makers of Philadelphia. There are nearly one hundred employers in the business, and at least ten large warehouses, where the most fastidious tastes mav FURNITURE UPHOLSTERY.
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