Silver standard : a periodical of 1847 / arranged, printed and originally distributed among those of this country who deal in silverware. (1907)
Meriden Britannia Company · Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden, Conn. · leaf 10
n continued: The question of erecting a bridge over theEast River at New York has often been dis-cussed, but no bridge could be erected over iithat would pay expenses and compete withferry-boats. That a bridge could be erectedthere can be no doubt at all, and the one herepresented would be by far… … this crossing ; but the traffic became so con-gested that some other method had to be de-vised. Tunneling under the stream wassuggested, bui the estimated cost of nearly$2,000,000 made this scheme impossible. Thewar department would not permit of the con-struction of a drawbridge. Ships could…
Silver-plated ware · Trade catalogs -- Silver-plated ware
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