This image caught my husbands eye, especially the canon cantilevered over the street. So the search began for information on the Vulcan Iron works, that once stood at 4 Cumberland Street in Charleston, SC. Clint easily found that the Stereograph was taken in 1865 and the business was owned by Archibald McLeish, (See Large Vulcan Iron Works)
Doing further research, Clint met a graduate student in the South Carolina room of the Charleston Library - while researching Drayton Hall hardware she had pulled up some information on McLein. Clint has "transcribed" the following advertisement from the an archived Charleston Post addtion.
ARCH'D M'LEISH
Would call the attention of his friends and the public generally to his exten-sive stock of WHEELWRIGHT WORK, got up with spe-cial care as to quality of Timber and Workmanship.--Having built and extensive store to put away work to season previous to ironing, gives it a decided advantage in respect to durability.
He has on hand from 50 to 60 Carts, from 20 to 80 Drays, from 10 to 12 Wagons, Run-ning Gears with Iron Axles, and otherwise well ironed, 175 to 200 pairs Cart, Wagon and Dray Wheels, a number of Carts well adapted to conveying marsh manure to high lands, being low and convenient to load, and tread of wheel broad so as not to cut soft roads, and likewise suitable for grading tracks of rail roads; a number of Trucks suitable for stores, wharves and rail road depots, a number of Barrows suitable for coading [sic] steamers and bricklayers' purposes.
He makes and repairs Hoisting Machines for stores, wrought iron Plows of all descrip-tions, with or without Stocks. For sale a well assorted stock of Southern and Northern Oak Plank from 1 to 4 inches thick, Oak Seating from 4 by 4 1/2 to 4 1/2 by 7 and 8 inches, Jersey Ash Plank from 1 1/4 to 4 inches thick, Hickory Plank from 1 1/2 to 3 inches thick, Bent Rims from 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 on tread, suitable for carriage, cart or wagon wheels, Red Elam Hubs, from 9 to 12 inches in di-ameter. Iron Axles from 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 inches, welded or otherwise suitable for carts, wagon or drays.
He has on hand from 50 to 60 Carts, from 20 to 80 Drays, from 10 to 12 Wagons, Run-ning Gears with Iron Axles, and otherwise well ironed, 175 to 200 pairs Cart, Wagon and Dray Wheels, a number of Carts well adapted to conveying marsh manure to high lands, being low and convenient to load, and tread of wheel broad so as not to cut soft roads, and likewise suitable for grading tracks of rail roads; a number of Trucks suitable for stores, wharves and rail road depots, a number of Barrows suitable for coading [sic] steamers and bricklayers' purposes.
He makes and repairs Hoisting Machines for stores, wrought iron Plows of all descrip-tions, with or without Stocks. For sale a well assorted stock of Southern and Northern Oak Plank from 1 to 4 inches thick, Oak Seating from 4 by 4 1/2 to 4 1/2 by 7 and 8 inches, Jersey Ash Plank from 1 1/4 to 4 inches thick, Hickory Plank from 1 1/2 to 3 inches thick, Bent Rims from 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 on tread, suitable for carriage, cart or wagon wheels, Red Elam Hubs, from 9 to 12 inches in di-ameter. Iron Axles from 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 inches, welded or otherwise suitable for carts, wagon or drays.
Feeling grateful to the public for past favors, I will en-deavor to give satisfaction to all who may please to favor me with their further orders.
ARCHIBALD McLEISH
4 CUMBERLAND-STREET
Article from The Charleston Mercury (1840-1865) [Charleston, S.C] 24 July 1860 about the Vulcan Iron Works Sign:
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