H. B. Arnold and Company, Canoe Builders, Waltham Massachusetts

[Benson Gray]

The Charles River Museum has kindly shared the newspaper article about H. B. Arnold below.

Benson

 

[Dan Miller]

Thanks Benson. Do you know the source and date?

Dan

 

[Benson Gray]

Do you know the source and date?

No, but I have asked if this information is shown on the back side of the clipping. The full top shown below indicates that it is probably from the Daily Free Press-Tribune which operated in Waltham from 1897 to 1924. The Waltham and Boston Public Libraries have copies on microfilm but I haven't been able to find any scanned copies. I will post the details here if I get anything more.

Benson

 

[Benson Gray]

Friday, June 18th, 1909 as shown below.

There is also a H. B. Arnold & Company catalog in box 12 of the collection at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf4w1007j8/dsc/ in UC Santa Barbara. I've asked for a copy, but their forms seem to be expecting me to show up in person. We will see how this goes,

Benson

 

[Worth Gretter]

The first clipping ends with H.B. Arnold's address, and then says "Electric Cars Pass the Door"!
I know there were electric cars back then (until their heavy lead-acid batteries made them unable to compete as gasoline cars became more powerful) but what does "pass the door" mean? Are they allowed in the shop or warehouse because they emit no fumes?
Sorry for thread drift!

 

[Dan Miller]

Think trolleys, trams, and streetcars. Not electric automobiles.

 

[dtdcanoes]

Like the sound of the electric drive in the "Street Car named Desire". Not likely to forget it .
The good old days sort of.
Dave