"W. R. Cheney, Carriage Builder. Repairing and Repainting Done Promptly. Cor. Grant and Christian Sts., Lancaster, Pa."
William R. Cheney (1859-1932) was a blacksmith and carriage builder in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
For a similar Cheney business card by the same job printer (
Pluck Print), see
W. R. Cheney, Carriage Builder, Lancaster, Pa. See also a handbill for
Carriages, Wagons, and Sleighs Repaired—Cheny's Repair Shop, Lancaster, Pa., ca. 1890.
Typefaces: Hansard ("W. R. Cheney"), French Oldstyle ("Carriage Builder"), Pynson (the initial R's in "Repairing" and "Repainting"), Archaic ("Repairing and Repainting Done Promptly," except for the initial R's in "Repairing" and "Repainting"), Dante ("Cor. Grant and Christian Sts., Lancaster, Pa.").
Thanks to
Florian Hardwig for identifying the typefaces.
