Howard Colman and His D.I.M.
A young Howard Colman (1873-1942) is pictured here checking fabric on one of his inventions. This photograph is in Jon Lundin's book Master Inventor (2006, p. 18-19) with this caption: "Colman and his warp drawing-in machine (D.I.M.) in the 1890s. The photograph was taken in the inventor's second-floor workshop in the Spengler Brothers' building in Rockford. A white sheet was used as a backdrop."
circa 1890s
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Woman with a Hand-Knotter.
A close-up of a woman working on a spooling machine with a hand-knotter, a Colman invention that was patented on April 23, 1901. This reproduction photograph originated from a glass plate negative in a Barber-Colman collection.
circa early 1900s
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Howard Colman's Wedding Photograph.
A black and white photograph showing a young, bespectacled Howard Colman (1873-1942) on the day he married Bertha Maguire, June 17, 1902. In Jon Lundin's book Master Inventor (2006, p. 336), Lundin states, "After a honeymoon in Alaska, the Colmans sail to Europe, where Howard markets the knotter," referring to his invention, the hand-knotter (see photo 2005.34.201c).
McPherson Brothers
1902-06-17
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Warp-Tying Machine.
The note typed on the back of this photograph, made of thick but flexible cloth-like paper, states, "Warp Tying Machine No. 1 - 1904." This Howard Colman invention was awarded a patent on November 25, 1913.
circa 1904
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Howard Colman Portrait.
A sepia-tone photograph of Barber-Colman founder Howard Darling Colman (1873-1942) in his late fifties. The picture is mounted on a piece of thick, heavy pressed board. The photo also appears in Jon Lundin's book Master Inventor (2006, p. 289) and the caption states, "Howard Colman in his late fifties. This photograph was used as the frontispiece of a memorial booklet issued by the Barber-Colman Company (1942)."
circa early 1930s
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Howard Colman in His Mid-Forties.
A black and white full-length photograph of Howard D. Colman (1873-1942), founder of the Barber-Colman Company, in his mid-forties. For a similar view of this same room but with a different subject, see photo 2010.10.10.
circa 1920
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