Comb making in America, an account of the origin and development of the industry for which Leominster has become famous, to which are added pictures of many of the early comb makers and views of the old time comb shops
compiled and privately printed for Bernard W. Doyle, president of the Viscoloid company, inc., in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the comb industry in Leominster, Massachusetts.
xiv, 158 p. incl. front., illus., ports. pl. 27 cm.
Notes
"Compiled, written and printed under direction of Perry Walton."
Contents
Antiquity of combs -- Establishment of the comb industry in America -- Growth of the comb industry in West Newbury -- The Noyes family : their relation to the comb industry -- Improvements in the manufacture of combs -- The Hills family and the comb industry in Leominster -- Comb-making in Clinton, Massachusetts, and other industrial centers -- Horn, tortoise shell, ivory and their substitutes -- The town of Leominster.
History of the Gettysburg theological seminary of the General synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States and of the United Lutheran Church in America, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1826-1926
The Henckel family records : a periodical publication devoted to collecting and preserving the history of the Henckel family in Europe and America, 1635-1717
The Tulpehocken bi-centennial commemorated in a four-day celebration at Womelsdorf, Pa., June 28th, 29th, 30th and July 1st, 1923 being a series of historical sketches covering two hundred years, 1723-1923
The Tulpehocken bi-centennial commemorated in a four-day celebration at Womelsdorf, Pa., June 28th, 29th, 30th and July 1st, 1923 being a series of historical sketches covering two hundred years, 1723-1923
Report on the committee appointed to participate in the exercises incident to the restoration of City Hall, Lancaster, Pa., to its original colonial design and dignity
"A history of education in the Church of the Brethren" / John S. Flory: p. [2]-104.
Summary
The Educational Blue Book and Directory undertakes to present the main facts of the educational movement in the Church of the Brethren from its origin to the present time (1923), and to preserve for future use as much data as possible connected with the educational work of the Brethren. A brief history of education in the Church of the Brethren was prepared for this volume by Dr. John S. Flory, of Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia. To accompany the text, the Editors assembled numerous photographs of buildings, views, and persons.
