Buffington Furniture at State Museum of Pennsylvania

Posted by on Nov 24, 2013 in | Comments Off on Buffington Furniture at State Museum of Pennsylvania Philadelphian Isaac Buffington appears in a city directory as early as 1830, his occupation noted as cabinetmaker, but 1860 census records list him living in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, as a gentleman, presumably a euphemism for retiree. Although he may have retired from his trade, he did not abandon his craft. Buffington turned out in native birds-eye maple a sleigh bed, a...
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