Peabody's Leather Industry

by Ted Quinn

Overview

Since the beginning of the leather industry in America, Peabody and leather have always been considered synonymous. The Civil War and Reconstruction Era brought great prosperity to the industry, and by the late 19th century, the leather industry's success was firmly established in Peabody. After the great Boston fire of 1872, many leather shops in Boston were completely destroyed, leaving Peabody's tanneries unrivaled. In 1894, Arthur C. Lawrence and his A. C. Lawrence Leather Company arrived in Peabody, employed thousands of workers, and secured the city's place in history as the largest manufacturer of calf and sheep skins in the world, earning Peabody the title of "Leather Capital of the World."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738557311
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	02/18/2008
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Ted Quinn is currently a lieutenant in the Peabody Fire Department, a member of the Peabody Institute Library's board of trustees, a local historian, and author of Peabody Firefighting, also in the Images of America series. The vintage images in this volume have been graciously loaned from the George Peabody House Museum, Peabody Historical Society, Peabody Leatherworkers Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, Peabody Institute Library, and many other private sources.