19th c. Inventor w/ Sewing Machine (Albumen Photograph)
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Albumen of "New Home" Sewing Machine and Salesman
Full plate albumen photograph of a mustachioed middle age man displaying a treadle powered "New Home" sewing machine. The subject is likely a young William L. Grout who invented the machine and later became Superintendent and General Manager of the company in 1877.
Impressive portrait that foreshadows the coming of the industrial age. The albumen applied to card stock dates 3rd Qtr. 19th century.
[Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintype, CDV, Albumen, carte-de-visite, Salt print, Cabinet Card]
Full plate albumen photograph of a mustachioed middle age man displaying a treadle powered "New Home" sewing machine. The subject is likely a young William L. Grout who invented the machine and later became Superintendent and General Manager of the company in 1877.
Impressive portrait that foreshadows the coming of the industrial age. The albumen applied to card stock dates 3rd Qtr. 19th century.
[Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintype, CDV, Albumen, carte-de-visite, Salt print, Cabinet Card]
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19th c. Inventor w/ Sewing Machine (Albumen Photograph)
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