1917 Worcester Massachusetts O'Leary Pond Machine & Foundry W.E. Sibley Lawyer

Description

Up for sale is
one
2-sided page
from
a fabulous and very rare book entitled
Men of Worcester in Caricature
,
with drawings by Luther Curtis Phifer, Worcester, Massachusetts, who was also the publisher.  This first and only edition was produced in 1917 and
contains
280 pages 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 or societies they belonged to and more. As it says in the Foreword, “…the caricaturist has transmitted from the image left upon his brain the likes of his different subjects; men who have made their mark in the business and professional world; some serving their country, state and city at present, others having filled the same offices of trust and honor. He has whipped into their faces and forms touches that mark their personalities, called peculiarities…  The artist has endeavored to make this work meaningful as well as amusing. He knows no hate, venom is not mixed with his ink, nor has his pen been shaped into a dagger with which to pierce the sensibilities of his subjects.”
As you can see in the scans, page 121,
M. Thomas O'Leary, President and Treasurer of Pond Machine and Foundry Company.
He rose through the ranks from 1894 as bookkeeper to sole owner of the business in 1915.
Page 122 shows
W. E. Sibley, Lawyer, who was also
President of the Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Company and a member of the Worcester Country Club.
Check out our numerous other caricatures of Worcester businessmen on eBay, listed in our eBay store, Paper Emporium!
Each page measures about 8 x 10", all in very good condition, ready to frame. These are wonderful pieces of Worcester's history!
Please email me with any questions you have before buying, and visit our eBay store, Paper Emporium, for hundreds of vintage photos, cigar labels, maps, and other ephemera!  Thanks for looking!