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Title: Historical and commercial Philadelphia handsomely illustrated : with supplement of the World's Columbian Exposition
Year: 1892 (1890s)
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Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Publisher: New York : Parsons
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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commercial devel op-extend throughout thebearing a standard reputa-preseni works were builtThe building is a brickfloors and basement. 4o xis equipped with the fineslpower. The plant includessewing machines, and allextent of the operationsemployment of 500 skilledufacture hosiery and jer-varieties, constantly intro-designs The output is a very heavy one. while the goods are all made in the best form of workmanship, from the choicestmaterials. These goods are shipped to all parts of the United States. The members of the firm areMessrs. John Blood and John Diggle. The former was born in Ruddington, England, is now in themiddle age of life, and has worked in a mill since seven years of age. He has resided in this city thepast twenty-eight years. Mr. Diggle is a native of Germantown, born of English parentage, and hasbeen connected with mill-work since boyhood. Both gentlemen are well known in financial andcommercial circles, and tireesteemed for their intearitv and honorable methods. x7o
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o. r\ ZTJxei^r cfc co., 408 to 418 Vine St., Cor. or Crow St., High Grade Oils Exclusively. PH1I.A., Pa. O J Manufacturers ROYAL DYNAMO and ROYAL CYLINDER OILS now in utte by scores of Central Electric Lishtiim companies throughout the l. s. and cmiads.Correspondence solicited from parties desirous of overcoming present Lubricating difficulties) to all sucbnr say no charge until we show satisfactory results. The history of American manufactures has never been fully written: in fact the data for such a work are m>tavailable. The noble efforts which have contributed to the stupendous results now attained are not generally amatter of record. It is interesting, however, to note those linns whose history is also that of the developmentof the various industries in whicli they are engaged. A house occupying a foremost position in the oil manufacturing industry of this city is that of O. F. /.urn &Co., located at the above-noted address. This establishment has been in active operation

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