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Antique Hiram Sibley Seed Box ~ Rare Find ~ Hiram Sibley & Co., Rochester New York and Chicago ILL., antique (19th century) decorated pine wood Choice Vegetables & Flower Seeds - seed box with original lithography, includes paper lithographs & labels intact including some interior descriptions of varieties offered in detail as well as merchant ordering instructions.(see pics). The box measures approximately 30 x 11.5 x 5 inches. Condition: Very good. Colors on crate bold & vibrant. Some light fading and minor staining as to be expected. Estimated to be pre-1900. Box has 15 divided compartments with dovetailed corners made of pine. T is a crack and old chip in lid as seen in picture. (I think that this adds character.) I am including 20 plus original vegetable and flower seed packs from The Wayne Seed Co. Fort Wayne, Ind. Printed by Stecher Lithographic Co. Roch, N.Y. Hiram Sibley (1807-1888) was born in North Adams, Massachusetts. He moved to western New York State during the 1820's and worked as a shoemaker, wool carder and machinist. In 1828 he began a machine shop in Mendon, later adding a wool carding business at Mt. Morris and Sparta. In 1838 he sold his business and moved to Rochester, entered banking and real estate and was elected sheriff in 1843. About this time he met Royal Earl House and became interested in telegraphy. Sibley encouraged Samuel F.B. Morse and in 1851 he organized the New York and Mississippi Valley Telegraph Company. He believed that many small companies could never be successful, and with his partner Don Alonzo Watson of Rochester, Ezra Cornell of Ithaca and others, formed Western Union Telegraph Company in 1856. Sibley held the position of president for the next thirteen years. He was also responsible for a transcontinental telegraph line, which was independent of Western Union until 1864. He also projected a trans-Siberian telegraph to link Europe and America. The project was well under way when the successful laying of the Atlantic Cable in 1868 made it unnecessary, and caused the company great losses.Sibley retired from Western Union in 1869, and went into the seed and nursery business in Rochester and Chicago. He also invested in land, timber, coal and railroads in the South and in Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Washington and Oregon. Check out my other auctions, for more great vintage items. I will be listing more items this week..... so add me to your favorites!! Payment is expected within 3 days of auction close, unless you are paying by check or money order. If you want your item insured please be sure to purchase insurance when checking out. Thanks for looking. If you have any questions, please email me. We will ship anyw as long as you pay the shipping.
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