American Optical Case Plant, Lensdale, Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Title
American Optical Case Plant, Lensdale, Southbridge, Massachusetts
Subject
American Optical Company; American Optical Corporation; Southbridge (Mass.)--History; Optical industry--Massachusetts--Southbridge; Historic buildings--New England; Southbridge (Mass.)--Buildings; Southbridge; Architecture--United States--19th century
Description
A winter view of the industrial brick buildings of the American Optical Company's Case Plant, is presented. The trees lining the roadway between the railroad track and the plant are without leaves.
The world-renowned optical company was first started by William Beecher in a building that stood at the corner of Central and Main streets. Mr. Beecher was a jeweler by trade and started making eyeglasses frames as part of his business. The company experienced some changes until in 1869, when it became the American Optical Company. Robert H. Cole was President, the Superintendent was H. C. Cady and the Treasurer was George Washington Wells.
The American Optical moved to a premises on Chestnut Street for some time before finally locating on the banks of the Quinebaug River on Mechanic Street.
The world-renowned optical company was first started by William Beecher in a building that stood at the corner of Central and Main streets. Mr. Beecher was a jeweler by trade and started making eyeglasses frames as part of his business. The company experienced some changes until in 1869, when it became the American Optical Company. Robert H. Cole was President, the Superintendent was H. C. Cady and the Treasurer was George Washington Wells.
The American Optical moved to a premises on Chestnut Street for some time before finally locating on the banks of the Quinebaug River on Mechanic Street.
Creator
Pease, Aaron H.
Source
Image from page 12 of the A.H. Pease album #2
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
pre-1903
Relation
Is part of the photographic collection of the Jacob Edwards Library Archives, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org
Format
image/jpg
Type
image
Coverage
42 degrees 04' N 72 degrees 02' W
Files
Collection
Citation
Pease, Aaron H., “American Optical Case Plant, Lensdale, Southbridge, Massachusetts,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 21, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1273.
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