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  • America’s Sketch Artists – Part 1 of 6 Henry T. MacNeill

    America’s Sketch Artists – Part 1 of 6 Henry T. MacNeill

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    [elementor-template id=”3378″] America’s Sketch Artists Part 1 of 6 Henry T. MacNeill Henry T. MacNeill at work, circa 1960 Henry T. MacNeill retired from his career as an architect in 1955.  He and his wife Amiee lived in Whitford, Pennsylvania, and both were active members of the Chester County Historical Society. Henry loved to draw…

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Safe and dependable matches were not commonly available until the second decade of the 20th century. Before that, people who needed fire had to use the flint and steel method of making fire or they had to find a way to “borrow” fire from a neighbor. “Striking a fire” was time-consuming and difficult. “Borrowing” was at best unreliable; what would you do it your “borrowed” fire went-out on your way home?

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