Miller Brothers Cutlery Co., 1891
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
(American, 1864 - 1983)
Date1891
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2015.149.1.67
DescriptionPhotograph of a three-story brick factory building for the Miller Brothers Cutlery Company, located in Meriden, Connecticut. Utility pole in center of photo. Pile of wood laying on ground near utility pole. Cupola in center of roof. Entry has a rounded arch above the door. Dirt road.
NotesFrom: An Historic Record and Pictorial Description of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut: And Men who Have Made It... A Century of Meriden "The Silver City." (p. 56) “The Miller Brothers Cutlery Co. purchased its factory in Meriden from Pratt, Read & Company, comb manufacturers. The company was organized in 1878, by Lemuel J. Curtis, Isaac C. Lewis, William F. Rockwell, Charles L. Rockwell, and George W. Lyon. The company manufactured pocket cutlery, steel ink erasers, and steel pens.”
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