Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. collection, 1843-1998 and undated.

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Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. collection, 1843-1998 and undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166427876

Lyman Smith' Sons materials includes several deeds pertaining to the property before the 1853 split but chiefly contains a large number of deeds in and around Dedham and South Dedham (now Norwood) for property purchased by Lyman Smith and/or his sons John and Charles (1853-1886), probably relating to the area where Smith built a new tannery in 1853 after the dissolution of his partnership with George Winslow; deeds to a leather factory in Nottingham, N.H., and a furniture factory in South Dedham; business papers, including patent (1870) to John and Charles Smith for an improvement in tanning vats; ALS (1874 Feb. 13) from William H. Monroe, company purchasing agent, written from Vienna, Austria; papers relating to the incorporation of the company in 1890 as Lyman Smith's Sons; and photographs (some undated) identified as the Smith tannery. Winslow Bros. papers relate to the Winslow Bros. tannery between the 1853 split and the 1901 reconsolidation chiefly consist of photographs of tannery workers with an oversize, undated photo of the Winslow tannery. Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. Papers include two deeds (1904, 1906) of property sold to John C. Smith by Winslow Bros. & Smith Company and correspondence (1903-1904) about the division of the property; correspondence about the installation of elevators in the plant; booklet produced for the annual meeting of the Massachusetts State Board of Trade; newsclippings chiefly relating to company history; and photographs of employees and buildings.

1 oversize folder.

Norwood Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6910489

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Winslow, George, -1873

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Winslow Bros.

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Willett, George F., 1870-

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George F. Willett (Aug. 7, 1870 - April,13, 1962 Walpole ) graduated Boston University in 1891 majoring in Industrial Chemistry; first in wool business, successively became the owner and operated Winslow & Co.; Winslow Bros. & Smith Co.; Willett, Sears & Co.; Roxbury Carpet Co.; The Industrial Service & Equipment Co. During World War I, Willett was executive secretary to General Goethals in Washington D.C. and on special assignment in the Offices of Secretary-of-War Baker in the ...

George Winslow &Sons

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Smith, Charles Manley, 1868-1937

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Transcript of interview by Richard Dunham with Charles L. Smith about the history of Ithaca Gun Company. From the description of Charles L. Smith interview, 1978. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64075268 No biographical information on Charles Smith is available. John Walton (ca. 1738-1783) was born in Virginia. He was a delegate from St. Pauls Parish (Richmond County, Georgia) to the Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775, a member of the Georgia Executive Counc...

Lyman Smith's Sons Company

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Smith, John, fl. 1820-1843.

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Winslow Bros. &Smith Co.

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In 1843 John Smith turned over control of his tannery in South Dedham (later Norwood), Mass., to his son Lyman and to George Winslow, his son-in-law. This partnership lasted 10 years, dissolving in 1853. At this point, Lyman Smith built a new tannery near Norwood and continued doing business. His sons, John and Charles Smith, joined him and in 1856 their company became Lyman Smith's Sons. Lyman Smith died in 1883 and in 1890 the company incorporated under the name Lyman Smith's Sons Company, Inc...

Lyman Smith's Sons (Firm)

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Smith, John, fl. 1881.

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Smith, Lyman, -1883

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Monroe, William H.

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Massachusetts. State Board of Trade

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Eastern Leather Co.

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