Spencer Collection

description - Men at work making boots in the Isaac Prouty & Co. boot factory. The men are tacking and treeing the boots. Workers would put the tacks in their mouths, spit them onto the boots, and then hammer in the tacks. In 1820 Isaac Prouty began making boots… subject - Isaac Prouty and Company, Spencer (Mass.): Shoe industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Shoemakers; Footwear industry--Massachusetts--Spencer relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0009 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,27

description - Workers of the Isaac Prouty & Co. shoe and boot manufacturing company in Spencer, Massachusetts, pose for a picture while one man runs a machine to trim and buff the edges of the soles of boots. Note the young workers in the background. Children were… subject - Isaac Prouty and Company, Spencer (Mass.); Shoe industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Shoemakers; Footwear industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Industries--Massachusetts--Child labor relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0008 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,26

description - Office workers at their desks in the offices of Isaac Prouty & Company, shoe & boot manufacturing company in Spencer, Massachusetts. Pictured on the left, starting from the back, are May Maher Mulcahy, Fred Burpee, Elsie Proctor Wilson, Florence… subject - Isaac Prouty and Company, Spencer (Mass.): Shoe industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Footwear industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Woman clerks
relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0007 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,25

description - People are seen going in and out of the Isaac Prouty & Co. factory and F.W. Boulton's Drug Store on Main Street in Spencer, Massachusetts. The Isaac Prouty storehouse displayed the first electric lights to be seen in Spencer when it was used as an… subject - Isaac Prouty and Company, Spencer (Mass.): F.W. Boulton's Drugstore; Drugstores--Massachusetts--Spencer; Shoe industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Footwear industry--Massachusetts--Spencer
relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0006 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,24

description - Inside the Spencer Wire Company in Spencer, Massachusetts, wire workers stand amongst coils of wire. The wire Industry in Spencer developed around 1820 to meet the needs of the card factories in Leicester, Massachusetts. Mills were at two locations… subject - Spencer Wire Company, Inc.; Wire products industry--Employees; Wire product industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Wickwire Spencer Steel Company relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0005
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description - Wire Workers pose outside the annealing department at the Spencer Wire Company in Upper Wire Village, in Spencer, Massachusetts. The annealing department was separated from the rest of the mill by a fire wall, as the heating of the wire in huge pots… subject - Spencer Wire Company, Inc.; Wire products industry--Employees; Annealing of metals; Wire product industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Wickwire Spencer Steel Company relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0004 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,22

description - Wire Workers have their photograph taken in front of Spencer Wire Company buildings in Upper Wire Village in Spencer, Massachusetts. In February, 1943 the company announced that it was going to discontinue all operations in Spencer and move to West… subject - Spencer Wire Company, Inc.; Wire products industry--Employees; Wire products industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Wickwire Spencer Steel Company relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,21

description - The program for Elias and Polly Howe, the parents of Elias Howe, Jr., inventor of the sewing machine, for their Golden Wedding anniversary celebration at Cambridgeport, Massachusetts on October 22, 1866. Included in the program is the original… subject - Howe, Elias, 1819-1867; Wedding anniversaries--Songs and music; Baptism--Songs and music; Howe, Elias, Sr.; Howe, Polly; Greenwood, Rev. T.J
relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0030 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,20

description - A strip of cloth that was originally sewn by Elias Howe Jr. using the first sewing machine that he patented in 1846. The strip was preserved by his cousin, Mary Lucy Howe. Later, it was notarized and signed by her husband, Frank A. Smith, on June 28,… subject - Howe, Elias, 1819-1867; Sewing machines--history; Smith, Mary Lucy (Howe) relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0027 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,19

description - A Cabinet Card photograph of the first sewing machine patented by Elias Howe, Jr. in 1846. In public demonstrations to market its creation, it proved to be faster than five of the swiftest hand sewers combined. The key to its success was discarding… subject - Howe, Elias, 1819-1867; Sewing machines--History; Sewing machines--Design and construction relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0026 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,18

description - The cover of the History of the Sewing Machine by James Parton. The book was published in 1867 and tells the story of Elias Howe, Jr, and how he developed and invented the first sewing machine. It also talks about the virtues of the Howe Sewing… subject - Sewing machines--History; Howe, Elias, 1819-1867; Howe Machine Co. relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0025
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description - A postcard of a daguerreotype photograph taken of Elias Howe Jr., the inventor of the sewing machine, patented in 1846. Elias Howe, Jr was born in Spencer, Massachusetts on July 9, 1819 and died on October 3, 1867. subject - Howe, Elias, 1819-1867; Sewing Machines--History relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0024 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,16

description - A drawing of the Howe Family homestead where Elias Howe, Jr., the inventor of the sewing machine, and his Uncles, Tyler Howe, inventor of the Spring Bed, and William Howe, inventor of the Truss Bridge, were born. The house no longer stands, but a… subject - Howe, Elias, 1819-1867--Birthplaces; Howe, Tyler; Howe, William; Sewing machines--History; Historic dwellings--Massachusetts--Spencer; Memorials--Massachusetts--Spencer; Monuments relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0023 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,15

description - The new Dairy and Milking Salon at Sibley Farms, ca. 1931. At the time, the dairy business was making a push to develop hygienic milking processes, and the new Dairy and Milking Salon, completed in October, 1931, was the most modern of its type at… subject - Agriculture--United States--New England; Cattle housing; Dairying--Massachusetts--Spencer; Dairy farming--Massachusetts--Spencer relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0022
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description - An Aerial photograph showing the Sibley farm buildings in Spencer, Massachusetts. The Jersey Milk Service, Inc. delivery trucks are parked in the back and a tent has been erected in front of the Dairy and Milking Salon. subject - Dairying--Massachusetts--Spencer; Dairy farming--Massachusetts--Spencer; Jersey cattle; Dairy cattle breeds; Agriculture--United States--New England relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0021 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,13

description - A postcard of the Wickwire-Spencer Steel Company Offices and the dam on Turkey Hill Brook in Upper Wire Village in Spencer, Massachusetts. The Spencer Wire Company merged with the Wickwire Steel Company of Buffalo in 1920 to form the Wickwire-Spencer… subject - Spencer Wire Company, Inc; Wire products industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Dams--Massachusetts--Spencer; Wickwire Spencer Steel Company relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0020 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,12

description - Wire workers pose for a photograph outside of the Spencer Wire Company buildings in upper wire village in Spencer, Massachusetts. Behind the men are the company offices and one of two remaining buildings of the original factory complex. Only part of… subject - Spencer Wire Company, Inc.; Wire products industry--Employees; Wire products industry--Massachusetts--Spencer; Wickwire Spencer Steel Company relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0002
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description - Collettes Model Bakery located in the basement of the Bacon/Collettes block in Spencer, Massachusetts. Two delivery wagons and their drivers stand in front under the sign. Main street and the Sugden Block are in the background. Collettes Model Bakery… subject - Collettes Model Bakery, Spencer, (Mass.); Bakeries--Massachusetts--Spencer; Horse drawn vehicles; Horses--Transportation relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0019 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,10

description - The interior of the Dentistry office of Dr. Alonzo Bemis in the Bemis Building on Main Street in Spencer, Massachusetts. The photograph shows his dentist chair, sink and cabinet. The building was erected in 1923 between the Sanborn House and Kane… subject - Bemis, Alonzo; Dental offices--Massachusetts--Spencer; Dentistry; Dental equipment relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0018 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,9

description - A Jersey cattle show at Sibley Farms in Spencer, Massachusetts. The photograph shows the cows tied to the fences in front of the milking salon and people walking around and viewing the animals. The building to the left is now part of Ragsdale… subject - Livestock exhibitions--Massachusetts--Spencer; Dairying--Massachusetts--Spencer; Dairy farming--Massachusetts--Spencer; Jersey cattle; Dairy cattle breeds relation - Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - SP0017 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/spencer,8