John Janney
Personal Property
Tools Owned by the Janney Family
1-Wagon (Janney writes that the family wagon was painted Prussian blue and hauled 16 barrels)
1-Bar share Plow
1-Shovel Plow
Harrows (Made on the farm)
Pitch Forks (Made of iron by local blacksmith)
Axes (Made by the blacksmith)
Brooms (Made by a local slave)
Hammers (Made by the blacksmith)
Furniture
The Janney family furniture was mad by the local cabinetmaker. Most of the furniture was mad of cherry wood and polished in beeswax.
List of furniture from Janney's book
Corded beds
Trundle bed (Bed that could be placed underneath the larger bed)
Warming pan
Floors had no carpet. (Floors were kept cleaned by scouring it with fine sand)
Cherry bureau
Mirror
12 Windsor Chairs
Bookcase and desk
Cherry table
Sampler
Profile (Outline of a face cut out on white paper and framed on a black background)
Lighting
Betty Lamps (Lamp that used a wick soaked in lard)
Candle holders
Candles were made of tallow and rarely from beeswax. A large iron or brass kettles was filled with water and the tallow added to it. A long stick with 6-12 wicks was tied from it and then each stick was dipped into the kettle. This was repeated until the candles were large enough.
