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Peabody's Leather Industry (Images of America: Massachusetts)
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by Ted Quinn
Sales Rank: 1679288
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 128 pages
Published by: Arcadia Publishing February 18, 2008
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0738557315
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0738557311
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Description
Since the beginning of the leather industry in America, Peabody and leather have always been considered synonymous. The Civil War and Reconstruction Era brought great prosperity to the industry, and by the late 19th century, the leather industry’s success was firmly established in Peabody. After the great Boston fire of 1872, many leather shops in Boston were completely destroyed, leaving Peabody’s tanneries unrivaled. In 1894, Arthur C. Lawrence and his A. C. Lawrence Leather Company arrived in Peabody, employed thousands of workers, and secured the city’s place in history as the largest manufacturer of calf and sheep skins in the world, earning Peabody the title of “Leather Capital of the World.”
About The Author
Ted Quinn is currently a lieutenant in the Peabody Fire Department, a member of the Peabody Institute LibraryÂ’s board of trustees, a local historian, and author of Peabody Firefighting, also in the Images of America series. The vintage images in this volume have been graciously loaned from the George Peabody House Museum, Peabody Historical Society, Peabody Leatherworkers Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, Peabody Institute Library, and many other private sources.
Reader Reviews
As a Peabody resident and a participant in the Tanning Industry in this city. I am grateful that Mr Quinn captured so eloquently, the feeling and spirit, of Peabody during the Tannery Era. We are all products of our environment and as such I am and will be a tanner till the day I die. Mr Quinn did an excellant job with his collection of prints and photographs and I was delighted to actually see a few prints of my families business. While the Tanning industry in the United States has unfortunately passed, with just a handful of businesses remaining it is with great pride that I peruse the pages of this book and learn how my town and my familys enterprise continue to exist, in their own way. thanks Mr Quinn for all your efforts Stephen Buckley Larrabee & Hingston Co 1932 - 1998
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