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daybooks

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Volumes used in bookkeeping containing daily records of receipts and expenditures in the order of their occurrence.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Day Book, 1887-1888

 Item — Box 126: [Barcode: 31141019162440], Object: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Edward K. Warren was born in Vermont in 1847 and moved to Three Oaks in Berrien County, Michigan in 1858 with his parents. In 1883, Edward established the Warren Featherbone Company after recognizing a market for improved corset materials. After securing a patent, Edward began producing "featherbone," an alternative to pricey and frail whalebone. Featherbone was made from pointer feathers discarded by regional feather duster factories. Warren opened his first featherbone factory in Three...
Dates: 1887-1888