Antique Firkin C Wilder and Son South Hingham Mass 19th Century

This 19th Century Firkin not only has amazing history equated with this piece but is sure to make your buttery accoutrements scream with envy! Set among-st a Root Cellar setting with heirloom tomatoes from the garden that covet a primitive bowl while root vegetables dangle in the background, this piece looks and feels right at home! I wanted to share some interesting information I acquired from my research with you about this firkin. Hingham, a small town in Massachusetts was well known for coopering and bucket making as there were no known resources available for agriculture. In 1845, could be ten years earlier as there is conflicting information, Crocker and Alden Wilder founded "The Old Bucket Factory" on Cushing Pond that was run from steam power and the manufacture of wooden buckets was born. This new factory produced various designs and sizes for their buckets and were thought to have employed around 50 to 80 skilled craftsman that turned out about 1,000 pieces per day. These uti