William Painter and his father, Dr. Edward Painter - sketches and reminiscences (1914) (14759963051)

Identifier: williampainterhi00pain (find matches)
Title: William Painter and his father, Dr. Edward Painter : sketches and reminiscences
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Painter, Orrin Chalfant, 1864- comp
Subjects: Painter, William, 1838-1906 Painter, Edward, 1812-1875 Crown Cork and Seal Company, Baltimore, Md Bottling machinery
Publisher: Baltimore : Arundel Press
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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A.tTt).MATlC Pt»VKU CU; M A< 11INH I TllK C ROWNINCi CAIACITY OF THIS MAC IIIM, IS PKR MIXTTK. OMINXi TO ITS KNOUM* BY TIIK BOTTI.IN<; TlJADi; Reminiscences of WiUiaiii Painter. can see him now as lie walked up and down tiie shop in his shirt-sleeves. Hedid not wear suspenders. He would now and then take a piece of chalk and drawdesigns on the floor of the shop; then he would get up, give his trousers a tug andwalk on, oblivious of everything else. About this time he got to smoking and saidit helped him. I often took bottle-tools to the glass factory to have different kindsof grooves made in the heads of the bottles for him. Once he told me to go up thestreet and get several barrels to hold the Seals. Business was now certainly look-ing up. We first sold them by weight and then by measure, knowing their weightand bulk by the gross. I went through tiie various phases of the business, helpinghim all I could. Father was now fairly awake to the requirements of the bottli