Born in Dublin, Joseph Barry trained there and in London as a skilled
cabinetmaker. About 1794 he arrived in Philadelphia, where there
existed a promising market for an ambitious furniture craftsman.
(1) Barry appears first in the Philadelphia directory in 1794 as
a partner with Alexander Calder, and by 1797, he is using his own name
at a shop on South Second Street, a business that was maintained until
1833. (2)
In 1812 Barry advertised that he both made and has in his " (showing 500 of 1939 characters). |
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