Throughout the 1850s, he primarily worked with printers Frederick Kuhl and Wagner & McGuigan.
His work focused on advertising materials, and he was known for his portray of human details.
Rease advertising his lithographs of "foundries, factories, stores, machinery, portraits, landscapes, architectural drawings etc."
[3] In 1855, Rease relocated his business to the "northeast corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets."
From 1856 to 1861, Rease partnered with Henry W. Scattergood, forming another store front.