1917 Worcester Massachusetts Frank Drury Merchants National RW Rollins Electric for Sale

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1917 Worcester Massachusetts Frank Drury Merchants National RW Rollins Electric For Sale

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1917 Worcester Massachusetts Frank Drury Merchants National RW Rollins Electric :
$7.00

Up for sale is one2-sidedpagefroma fabulous and very rare book entitledMenof Worcester in Caricature,withdrawings by Luther Curtis Phifer, Worcester, Massachusetts, who was also thepublisher. This first and only edition was produced in 1917 andcontains280pages and over 270 caricatures of Worcester area businessmen from all sorts of industries, services, and occupations.Since the binding on this book was totally shot, with most pages coming away from the binding, I\'m selling pages from the book instead of trying to sell the whole book in this condition.
How clever the artist was in capturing each person,showing not only their profession but their hobbies or interests, clubs orsocieties they belonged to and more. As it says in the Foreword, “…thecaricaturist has transmitted from the image left upon his brain the likes ofhis different subjects; men who have made their mark in the business andprofessional world; some serving their country, state and city atpresent, others having filled the same offices of trust and honor. He haswhipped into their faces and forms touches that mark their personalities,called peculiarities… The artist has endeavored to make this workmeaningful as well as amusing. He knows no hate, venom is not mixed with hisink, nor has his pen been shaped into a dagger with which to pierce thesensibilities of his subjects.”
As you can see in the scans, on page 83, R.W. Rollins is President and General Manager of Worcester Electric Light Company, providing illumination for both city streets and homes.
Page 84 shows Frank A. Drury, President of Merchants National Bank. He enjoyed automobiling and ice fishing.
This page measures about 8 x 10\", very good condition, ready to frame. These caricatures are wonderful pieces of Worcester\'s history!

Please email me with anyquestions you have before buying, and visit our store, Paper Emporium, forhundreds of vintage photos, cigar labels, maps, and other ephemera!Thanks for looking!