April 20, 2024
Tag: Curtain Rods
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Where Was It Made? – Part VII – Curtain Rods
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Edgar A. Newell was born in 1851 at New Sharon, Maine. At various times in his life he lived in Maine, New Hampshire and in Ogdensburg, New York. Newell was an adventurous, strongminded businessman always eager to try something new. When he was made aware that a small brass rod manufacturer had failed to…
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February 11, 2024 2 Comments
Postcard History welcomes Dr. E. R. Cleveland as a new contributor. Ed is a retired history professor with a wide range of interests. His first piece focuses on arm wrestling, a topic with many variants but practiced by young and old alike. Postcards are few and modern, but the competitors are countless.