Records, 1909-1986.

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Records, 1909-1986.

The records document the activities of two small businessmen, Lewis H. Lawton and Walter L. Shearer. The first is a good case study of a small business foundering and failing in the Depression, the second of an essentially one-man firm finding small-scaled success in a specialty market.

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Lehigh University.

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Asbury Graphite Mills (N.J.).

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Bartley Crucible and Refractories, Inc.

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The Jonathan Bartley Crucible Company was incorporated in New Jersey on February 24, 1908. Lewis H. Lawton, a former master bricklayer and a practical operating man, took over the plant management in 1911. In August 1917 he developed "Lawtonite," a new patented refractory of superior quality, and the firm was able to secure a large share of the crucible market. Bartley was profitable and enjoyed a good reputation until 1926. After quarreling with the owners, Lawton deter...

Dun and Bradstreet, inc.

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Epworth League (U.S.)

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Young Men's Christian Association (Trenton, N.J.).

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Boy Scouts of America. Trenton Mercer Area Council.

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Bartley Crucible and Refractories Company.

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Shearer, Walter L., 1900-1984.

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Greater Trenton Chamber of Commerce

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Plumbago Crucible Association.

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Kohler Company

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Lee Fraser & Company.

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Rutgers University. Ceramics Research Station.

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Jonathan Bartley Crucible Company.

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Rouse & Shearer, Inc.

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Trenton Trust Company

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Manufacturers Association of New Jersey.

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Lawton, Lewis H.

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Crucible Manufacturers' Association

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Earley, John J. (John Joseph), 1881-

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Lawrenceville School Fathers' Association.

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