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- Reed Loom Company "Cambridge" Loom, circa 1935 - By the 1920s, most everyday items were made in factories by machines rather than by hand. Some people began to appreciate and revive traditional handcrafts like weaving. Artisan and hobby weavers purchased looms to create woven goods at home. The owner of this loom produced household textiles and other fabrics for home use and for sale, to supplement his family's income.
- circa 1935
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Reed Loom Company "Cambridge" Loom, circa 1935
By the 1920s, most everyday items were made in factories by machines rather than by hand. Some people began to appreciate and revive traditional handcrafts like weaving. Artisan and hobby weavers purchased looms to create woven goods at home. The owner of this loom produced household textiles and other fabrics for home use and for sale, to supplement his family's income.
- "Leffel Vertical Shaft Hydraulic Turbines. Bulletin A-45," circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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"Leffel Vertical Shaft Hydraulic Turbines. Bulletin A-45," circa 1930
- James Leffel Turbine Water Wheel Catalog, 1891 -
- 1891
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James Leffel Turbine Water Wheel Catalog, 1891
- Woman's Home Companion Magazine for August 1934 - Famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart launched a fashion line in 1934. The garments--with simple lines and mid-range prices--were inspired by Earhart's interest in functional clothing for active living. For those who couldn't afford the ready-made versions, sewing patterns for some of Earhart's designs were available through <em>Woman's Home Companion</em> magazine. Page 33 of this issue features an Earhart two-piece dress.
- August 01, 1934
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Woman's Home Companion Magazine for August 1934
Famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart launched a fashion line in 1934. The garments--with simple lines and mid-range prices--were inspired by Earhart's interest in functional clothing for active living. For those who couldn't afford the ready-made versions, sewing patterns for some of Earhart's designs were available through Woman's Home Companion magazine. Page 33 of this issue features an Earhart two-piece dress.
- Trade Card for The James Leffel & Co., "Standard Leffel Wheel," circa 1894 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1894
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Trade Card for The James Leffel & Co., "Standard Leffel Wheel," circa 1894
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Advertising Card for Leffel Wheels and Turbines, James Leffel & Company, circa 1894 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- circa 1894
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Advertising Card for Leffel Wheels and Turbines, James Leffel & Company, circa 1894
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and saved the often illustrated little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Woman's Home Companion, March 1951 -
- March 01, 1951
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Woman's Home Companion, March 1951
- Superior Grain Drill, circa 1900 - Drilling grain was superior to hand sowing because it distributed seed uniformly at a controlled depth and covered it properly. Less seed per acre was used, but higher yields resulted. Early grain drills opened the seedbed with hoes, but they tended to clog with field debris. The disk-type opener easily cut through the debris, allowing for larger, more effective drills.
- circa 1900
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Superior Grain Drill, circa 1900
Drilling grain was superior to hand sowing because it distributed seed uniformly at a controlled depth and covered it properly. Less seed per acre was used, but higher yields resulted. Early grain drills opened the seedbed with hoes, but they tended to clog with field debris. The disk-type opener easily cut through the debris, allowing for larger, more effective drills.
- "Leffel Turbine Water Wheels. Bulletin 54," 1916 -
- 1916
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"Leffel Turbine Water Wheels. Bulletin 54," 1916
- Descriptive Pamphlet of James Leffel's Double Turbine Water Wheel, 1870 -
- 1870
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Descriptive Pamphlet of James Leffel's Double Turbine Water Wheel, 1870