Benjamin Franklin — The Art of Making Money Plenty in every Man's Pocket — c. 1820 — Framed Ben Franklin Cotton grown

Cotton grown

settling in New York

Text on the base identifies it is being made for the Sesqui-Centennial celebrating 150 years of American Independence

Selected as a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses

Benjamin Franklin — The Art of Making Money Plenty in every Man's Pocket — c. 1820 — Framed Ben Franklin Cotton grownUpdated May 6, 2026: This has been sold. Printed c. 1820 by A. Lay, New York and based on Benjamin Franklins Way to Wealth. Many of these also appeared as proverbs in his Poor Richards Almanack. "Translated, this rebus reads, At this time when the general complaint is that money is so scarce it must be an act of kindness to inform the moneyless how they can reinforce their pockets. I will acquaint all with the true secret of money catching, the