The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07
Tin Wedding Presents.

The inventor who began to make TIN
wedding presents by wholesale died 10
this city recently. He was born In
London. and for many years carried on
a wholesale flower business In Liverpool.
Although Mr. Musgrove had become a
practical timer. yet he remalnnd a
scientific florist at heart. and one day II
occurred to him hat he might bring
flowers and tin together by making TN
bouquets for tin weddings. Tie Wlseii
chose such flowers for the purpose a.
are remarkable for pretty shapes ratlei
than for color. Narrgolis and aster..
field daisies ami butteTcups, Gala and
tiger lilies. tulips. caneslaS, All rose
we're imititel faithfully. even 10 their
tameu ami pisfii> hnt orchlis
tuchSiaS. AMI hrIomt~ acre too coInpil
.ptcti IN structure IL be taken "a pat
tern>, While ilrget the nOts. m~lgnoneitc,
and lilies uf thn valley were too delicat"
to be thought of FIR a moment ~"
arrangemeu 1T the tin flowers IN "A
bouquet was after the manner OF natural
flowers. and the inventor conceived the
happy notion Of constructing a little
tank iD the tuiip that crowned the bou
auet. in which such perfumes as new
mown hav, h,li trope. japonlca, or vlo-
let might be carried, so that their fra
GRANGE should be dispensed by the vel
ding guest who carried the TIN flowers.
Rival timers in this city openly de
clared that the inventor was a vaporlng
septimentalist. At tin wed lings. they
asked, had not the presents Away
been Of kitchen ware, useful and not
ornamental? Why, then, try to get up
mock fancy articles? Bnt Mr. Mus
grove replied that eve ybo " liked fun
at a wedding. and t!lar he believed he
could help it along. Common kitchen
utensils which had been presented Il!
the wedding, he adde / are soon mixed
UP with the "bolgh;en' wares, and
thus the precio Is fact that they were
presents from dear friends is lost to
mind. Quaint and lancliul articles
mlde from tin would be preserved as
souvenirs.
So from time to time Mr.. Musgrove
invelted new articles Of tin suitable for
tin weddings. His sons, who succeed
to his business. now proudly exhibit a
great glass case In the most consplcu
Gus place in their mandatory. Ii l.
filed with cleaning SAMPLES ct the Gu
rious wares. the desigrs number
eighty. Among the M; c%rious are
basket, of tin flowers, ha and button
hole bouq lets. such mn lcti nstru-
mentS as banjos. comets, .;rGul|, trum-
pets, flies, flutes, AM victims: tin wheel
barrows and schooners three icct long.
with bellying tin sails; coal hnls, flat
irons. hatchets aud hand Sd SS, ..pg horns
five feet long, walking sticks. Grade
watches, and wedding cards, Writing
desks, brooches and breasipins, wo-
mems belts and sandal boots, fans,
epaulets, brushes and combS, chains
and crosses, crowns and %coronets. finger
rings and sleeve buttons. ~>pectacles.
slippers and neckties. napkin rings,
pitchers. egg cups, birds. bei;s, quill
pens, razors in a case, rolling pms and
sugar tongs, spoons and cakes. The
cakes are made to represent a wedding
cake, and a bunch of tin flowers is sol
Gered to the top. The cake, however
has no bottom, and 1t can be used to
cover a genuine wedding cake The
most striking objects stimulated in tin
ware are a mans silk hat and "a woman's
English walking hat. On one side Of
the hat is a wreath Of tin flowers, Will,
on the opposite side OF the crown wave.
a tin feather. Two ribbons of tin ham,
down at an angle of 450 behind. and il
front is a tin pompon.
DO wealthy people buy these
things?" one Of the firm was asked yes
terday.
Yes; they are the only people who
do buy them he replied
How far away do you send them?
That lady's hat is to be sent to
morrow to Rio de Janeiro. We deal
with timers all over the %countr..'