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Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Comstock, John B Atwell, George C., comp
Subjects: Corbin, P. & F Locks
Publisher: (Buffalo and New York, The Matthews-Northrup Works)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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appendthe score : O. R. O. R. **Lamb, 02 Wetmore, i i Spring, ......10 F. Corbin, 12 P. Corbin, 10 A. Corbin, i i ToUes, 20 Peck, 12 Arnold, 21 Ginder, 3 o Case, ..03 C. Corbin, 02 Spencer, 12 Quinn, 30 Atkinson, 3 o Hart, 21 Judd, 12 Vance, 10 Scripture, 12 H. Corbin, 11 Wilford, 12 Sparks, 20 Seymour, 11 A. Arens, i i Clemments, 20 Thompson, 01 Parsons, . . . . . .1 o Joy, 20 Widmayer, 30 Jost, 10 Holmes, .1 o Hull, i i Total, . . . . 21 15 Total, . . . . 21 13 In the latter 70s, a very extensive and profitable business was done innickel plated cast-iron stove trimmings — knobs, hinge pins, turn keys, damperhandles, rail and urn tips, blower handles, etc. The major portion of thegoods were cast in the Corbin foundry, but large quantities were sent here tobe plated. After a time, the larger stove foundries made their own knobs andthe profit in these goods was greatly reduced, when the line was dropped. Billy Wolf, then employed in the office, made a fully illustrated mimeograph 60
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v\ CHARLES E. WETMORE,TREASURER HISTOF.Y OF THE HOUSE OF P. & F. CORBIN catalogue, in April of 1879, which is a model of neatness and doubtless was avaluable aid in selling the goods. The universal practice at this time was to pay factory employees once amonth, reserving two weeks pay, and workmen were sometimes badly in needof money before pay day arrived. In many factories when workmen wereadvanced money between pay days five per cent, was deducted for prepayment.Superintendent Spring kept a sum of money in his office and it was his practiceto advance small sums to the Corbin workmen, turning in a memorandum ofthe amounts before pay day in order that they might be deducted. Later, thenumber of workmen became so great and the call for advances so frequent thatthe customary five per cent, deduction was made to check the frequent demands,but Mr. Philip Corbin did not approve of the practice, and in March of 1879inaugurated the system of weekly payment with one week in reserve. Thew

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