J. H. Hain, Manufacturer of Saddles, Harness, Whips, Reading, Pa.

A cameo card for Jacob Haak Hain (1823-1891), who was a saddler in Reading, Pennsylvania. For a brief biography of Hain, see History of the Hain Family: Descendants of George and Veronica Hain (Reading Eagle Press, 1941), p. 65:

"Jacob Haak Hain. . . born 1822 [or 1823, according to his gravestone], died 1891. On December 9, 1845, he married Mary Ann Goodhart, daughter of Jacob and Mary Ann (Beidler) Goodhart. She was born 1825, died 1898. He carried on a harness making business at 321 Penn Street, Reading and was Chairman of the Democratic Standing Committee, 1863-64; Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Berks County, 1872-75. Jacob, his wife, and their three children are buried in Charles Evans Cemetery."

Another of Hain's business cards (not a cameo card, however) is available as part of the Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections. See Jacob H. Hain, Manufacturer of Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Collars, Covers, Whips. No. 321 Penn Street, Reading, Pa.

For additional examples of cameo cards, see Best Boiler Works, Lancaster, Pa., and Eagle Marble Works, Monuments, Tombs, Gravestones, Reading, Pa.

J. H. Hain,

Manufacturer of Saddles, Harness, Whips, Collars, Fly Nets, Covers, &c.

No. 321 Penn Street, Reading, Pa.

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