Factory CupolaLamson & Goodnow, is the oldest cutlery manufacturer in the
United States. Established in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts in
1837, it rapidly became the premier cutler in the country.
The FactoryRecruiting experienced cutlery workers from both Sheffield, England
and Solingen, Germany the company experienced steady growth
during its early years. Descendants of those workers are still
employed today. In 1869, the workmen of Lambson & Goodnow
produced a 62 piece dinner set for President Ulysses S. Grant.
Storage BarnLamson & Goodnow cutlery is still being proudly produced.
These pictures are a few glimpses of their many old buildings.
You can read more about the history of L & G by clicking here.
16 comments:
of course you know i love the old buildings, and it is good to know there are still business that have been around that long. thanks for the info. I have never heard of it and I did look at their site
Too bad someone doesn't restore them. They are a nice piece of history.
Wow---what history there, Sunny... Just thinking about all of the cutlery that was made there ---and the hands (especially US GRANT) who used it, makes me happy... Love the cupola also on that old building. NEAT!
Hugs,
Betsy
It is so nice to see businesses still going after so many years!
Thanks for sharing!
I love hearing about history & I'm so glad these buildings are still standing - I love it when we preserve history! It's kinda funny, I used to HATE history, but I guess most kids do, then we grow up! heheheee!
This is a cool and informative post Sunny! This factory looks to be part of an old movie scenery and your pictures are perfect!
Léia
The factory's cupola is large enough to have a door. Interesting!
Lovely tour Sunny with a nice bit of history which I always enjoy, along with your photos. Thank you!
Very nice piece; I'm crossposting it to the Shelburne
Falls Fan Page on Facebook
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BTW, it's Lamson, not Lambson.
Love the story and pictures of the old buildings. A great history class.
Its nice to
know that they are still producing.
I hope someone looks after these lovely old buildings, it would be awful to loose them. I enjoyed the history Sunny, thanks.
It's wonderful a company with such a long and distinguished history is still in business. It's also neat that some of the old buildings are still around.
Interesting history and lovely photos. I especially like the first one of the cupola.
I like the door on the large cupola. I suppose they need to access something that may have been projecting up into the area. The aged paint is so great. Take care.
Really like these shots and the history to go along with it.
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