A knife-shaped letter-opener engraved with Joseph I. Irwin's name. A flower shaped plaque on the handle is marked with a wheel shape and the letters CW arranged in a monogram, with a smaller letter D below, all rendered in red enamel.
A set of four photostat prints of construction drawings dated March 10, 1919 for the remodeling of Irwin's Bank at 301 Washington Street.
Drawings in set are numbered as follows:
1, First Floor Plan
2 shows elevations of the porch, an ironwork…
A history of the building at 301 Washington Street, with a focus on Joseph I. Irwin's rebuilding project and the businesses that have occupied the structure. Includes notes on mentions of these businesses in contemporary newspapers and faded…
A check drawn on the Columbus Handle Company account at Irwin's Bank made out to Columbus Machine Works and signed by H. H. Bassett. Marked with stamps on the front from Irwin's Bank.
A check drawn on Irwin's Bank made out to J. S. Crump and signed by H. H. Bassett. Marked with stamps on the front from Irwin's Bank and The Columbus Handle Co. and on the reverse from First National Bank.
Typescript notes from an interview with Margaret Perkinson Schwartzkopf about her memories of 19th century Columbus, including early experiences of Irwin's Bank and her time working for Joseph I. Irwin at his dry goods store in the 1880s. Other…