New Home Sewing Machine Co.'s manufactories in 1871
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Title
New Home Sewing Machine Co.'s manufactories in 1871
Subject
New Home Sewing Machine Company; Orange (Mass)--History; Mills (Buildings)--Massachusetts--Orange; Sewing-machine industry--Massachusetts--Orange
Description
View of early New Home Sewing Machine Company
manufacturing building with workers posed in front, in windows and on the roof.
The business began in 1860 as Clark & Barker. At the time of this photo
the company manufactured the "Home" sewing machine. The company name
was changed in 1882 to the New Home Sewing Machine Company. The new
officers were President, John W. Wheeler; Vice President, Andrew J. Clark;
Secretary and Treasurer, William L. Grout (former superintendent).
manufacturing building with workers posed in front, in windows and on the roof.
The business began in 1860 as Clark & Barker. At the time of this photo
the company manufactured the "Home" sewing machine. The company name
was changed in 1882 to the New Home Sewing Machine Company. The new
officers were President, John W. Wheeler; Vice President, Andrew J. Clark;
Secretary and Treasurer, William L. Grout (former superintendent).
Source
Image from souvenir booklet "Orange Massachusetts"
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1871
Relation
In the collections of the Wheeler Memorial Library, Orange, Mass. http://www.orangelib.org/
Format
image/jpg
Type
Image
Identifier
Files
Collection
Citation
“New Home Sewing Machine Co.'s manufactories in 1871,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed June 20, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/949.
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