Frost Bolt Co.: employees, Marion (Southington)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/2 x 8 1/4in. (14 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionGroup of men, boys and women posed in front of a frame industrial building. Most of the men have beards or mustaches. Most wear hats or caps. The women wear aprons over long print dresses. A barrel is poised in a window at upper left.
Object number2000.185.29b
InscribedOn verso: "Frost Bolt Co. / Marion Conn."NotesSubject Note: Waterpower for operating machinery was obtained from Judd Brook. Levi B. Frost and his son Ira S. Frost operated a blacksmith shop before embarking in the bolt business in 1842. The firm, known as L.B. Frost & Son; Frost, Moss & Co., Frost & Sons; and Frost Brothers, continued manufacturing nuts and bolts until ca. 1900.On View
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