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Excerpt from Shoes and Shoemaking Illustrated: A Brief Sketch of the History and Manufacture of Shoes From the Earliest Time In the history of Beverly, shoes and shoemaking have always been identified with her success, and many of her most prominent men have been connect ed with the craft. The people of this generation have watched with ever increasing interest, the de velopment of the shoe factory right here in our midst, from the little sh0p in the door yard of almost every inhabitant to the large and well equipped modern factory of the present time. With the growth of the shoe industry there has also been a corresponding growth of city and property, and today we point with pride to the large and well regulated shoe factories in the manufacturing district. Incident to and connected with the shoe industry are other industries such as the manufacture of boxes and cartons, and the man ufacture of Shoe machinery. These. Factories we have here today. Beverly shoes are known through out the country, and several Beverly boys are sell ing her product. It seems to the compiler of this work that a book of this kind treating of the history of shoemaking in general, and in Beverly in particular is a desirable one and one that will meet the approval and recognition of every Beverlyite no matter wher ever he may be. The author is indebted to the late Hon. John I. Baker for much valuable information, to Albert Vittum and the Boot and Shoe Recorder for the use of cuts and to any and all who have furnished data or statistics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.