The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-26

The tronmongery business was one
of the principal aids in the making OF
fortunes of some of our most distin-
guishod "snssicty" people. The Goo
lets, Brevoorts, Hoffmans, Sandscs,
Laights and many another Knicker-
booker family thus acquired tho wealth
which enable them to visit Europe in
their own fast yachts, and entertain
such foreign royalties as the prince OF
Wales. This Mr.. Ogden Goelet did last
year, Notwithstanding his ancestor was
century ago selling pots, pans, lxet-
ties and such like Here is one of his
forefathers advertisements:
Pcter Goclot at the Golden Rcy No ~
Hanover square has imported In tho last yes-
GELS from London. very large and general as
sortiaont OF Ironmongory. Cutlery, Sadlery and
Hardware: all kinds OF tools and materials for
clocks and watchuakers: gold nad silver
smiths. 1oincrs, carpenters. black and gun
smiths. sndlers. shoernakcrs, &c. Also, refined
bar Iron. crowley and Olistercd slccl cast iron
Gritdles. pots. hotties cart and wagon boxes
nndirons, &c, anvlls. vices. shovels spades
frying pan9, sud irons, oruciblos black lend
pots. nails. saws. tongs and shovcls brasswnre
candlosi!cGs. branches. &c. great variety of
brass furniture for cabinctmakcrs; also s.a-
ttonery. japaned and copper ware. violin ard
guitar strings. harpsichond wire pewter
spoons. coat vest and slccve buttons, leather
and hair trunks, boot legs and vamps bend
leather soleS, &c, sc. Also n consignment OF
playing carda
Abraham Breevort, about the same
time That the above appeared, was an
nouncing that he had recently received
from London and Bristol Mt his shop
No. 20 Queen street, n new general as
sortrnent OF ironmongery and cutlery.
1t was about then, also that the fact
was advertised that Nicholas Hoffman
& Son, II Little Dock street, have for
sale boiling cloths. ironmongerv, gin
seng, gin,white pine boards and planlis.
also an assortment of dry goods" and
that stephen Sands, by reason OF an
i'll state of health, resigns all business
and offers his remaining stock of iron.
mongery, cutlery, hardware, jewelry,
watches and clocks ct a reasonable
rate"
The Montgomerys, however, seem to
have had the monopoly of the watch
and clock business on Manhattan island
about century ago, when Robert
Montgomery kept store at No. SO Wall
street. Nowadays this family claim to
be the real Montmorcncies and titular.
~ carlS or Egiinton, claim contested
some five or six years ago by the
Setons. This association with geneal-
ogy may have arisen from the fact
that Robert Montgomery, above named,
advertised that at his shop, near the
Coffee house, he was taking orders for
Thomas Reynolds, OF Philadelphia, from
those who want their arms, crests or
cyphcrs engraved on any kind of stone
for seals" A few months later he pub
lished the following notice:
Robert Montgomery. clock and matchmaker,
OF No IS Wall street, nnds by long experience
that people who keep clocks in their houses
have TO pay from ono TO four pounds (s5 to scuJ
yearly to keep them in order Ho offers 10
keep clocks IN repair By the yenr. as !. GUS
tonary in Europe. ct the low rate Of Sc per
annun. to be paid al tho end OF tho year
Every person leaving his namo &C Mont
Gorncry's shop will have his clock wound up
and regulated weekly. Kept In good order and
mendea when necessary for the above amount
The Van Beurens and .Stoughtons
were in the grocery business. A mem
Der OF the first named family, with the
t1gh- sounding ,cogpplnen Of Coprtlandt