Description: Antique Wood Strongbox W/ Iron Hardware Copper Nameplate Percy R Pyne II Box was made by U.S Biesecker 59 Murray St New York as noted on the nameplate. Box belonged to Percy R Pyne II, more about Percy Pyne below. Percy Rivington Pyne II (May 5, 1857 – August 22, 1929) was a banker, financier, and philanthropist. Pyne was born on May 5, 1857 in New York City, the son of Percy Rivington Pyne I (1820-1895) and Albertina Shelton (née Taylor) Pyne (1833–1900). His maternal grandfather was Moses Taylor, founder of the First National City Bank of New York and a stockholder in the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. His older brother, Moses Taylor Pyne, inherited much of the family fortune and was a major benefactor of Princeton University.[1] Pyne received a B.A. degree from Princeton in 1878 and an M.A. degree in 1881. He began his business career under the tutelage of his maternal grandfather, Moses Taylor, serving as a partner in the firm of Moses Taylor & Co. He would follow in his grandfather's footsteps, becoming director of the National City Bank as well as manager of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. In New York City, Pyne and his family lived at 680 Park Avenue at the corner of East 68th Street, now home to the Americas Society. In 1899, he built the mansion Upton Pyne in Bernardsville, New Jersey, as a summer home. It was named after Upton Pyne in Devon, England, his family's ancestral manor. It was the largest mansion in the area until it was torn down by his daughter in 1982.
Price: 295 USD
Location: Keyport, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-12-02T14:30:01.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: U.S Biesecker
Antique: Yes
Type: Strong Box
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 11.25"
Style: Industrial
Material: Copper, Iron, Wood
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Item Length: 11.25
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 10.5”
Handle Material: Iron
