Sellers, George Escol
Variant namesGeorge Escol Sellers was an engineer and inventor.
From the description of Papers, 1829-1898. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632817
George Escol Sellers, the grandson of Charles Willson Peale, was a mechanical engineer.
From the guide to the George Escol Sellers biography, n.d., (American Philosophical Society)
A descendant of Charles Willson Peale and the paper-maker Nathan Sellers, George Escol Sellers (1808-1899) was a mechanic and inventor who spent much of his life in the paper-making trade. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he also lived in Upper Darby Township, Pa., Cincinnati, southern Illinois, and Chattanooga.
From the guide to the George Escol Sellers papers, 1829-1898, 1829-1898, (American Philosophical Society)
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| associatedWith | Ferguson, Eugene S. | person |
| correspondedWith | Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 | person |
| associatedWith | Owen, David Dale | person |
| correspondedWith | Patterson, Robert M. | person |
| associatedWith | Peale-Sellers families. | person |
| associatedWith | Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Peale, Sophonisba Angusciola, 1786-1859 | person |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania Railroad. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sellers, Coleman, 1827-1907. | person |
| associatedWith | Sellers, Coleman, b. 1827 | person |
| associatedWith | Sellers family. | family |
| associatedWith | Sellers family. | family |
| associatedWith | Sellers Family Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sellers, Horace Wells, 1857-1933. | person |
| associatedWith | Sellers, Nathan, 1751-1830. | person |
| associatedWith | Sellers, Sophonisba Angusciola Peale, 1786-1859. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Mint. | corporateBody |
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| Chattanooga (Tenn.) | |||
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | |||
| Chattanooga (Tenn.) | |||
| Pennsylvania |
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| American Revolution |
| Business and Skilled Trades |
| Chemistry |
| Engineering |
| Geology |
| Military history |
| Literature, Arts, and Culture |
| Locomotives |
| Marriage and Family Life |
| Panama Railroad |
| Paper industry |
| Papermaking |
| Papermaking |
| Philadelphia History |
| Printing and Publishing |
| Quakers |
| Quakers |
| Railroads |
| Smithsonian Publications |
| Social life and customs |
| Technology |
| Wiredrawing |
| Wire industry |
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Person
Birth 1808-11-26
Death 1899-01-01
