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WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM 30 Elm Street Worcester, Massachusetts ARCHIVES Graton & Knight Manufacturing Company Collection 2000.40 Processed by William F. Carroll, C. A. July 2000

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W O R C E S T E R H I S T O R I C A LM U S E U M

30 Elm Street

Worcester, Massachusetts

A R C H I V E S

Graton & Knight ManufacturingCompany Collection

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Processed by William F. Carroll, C. A.July 2000

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Series Page B o x

Col lect ion Information 3

Historical/Biographical Notes 4

Scope and Content 4

Series Description 4

1 Reports 5 1

2 Catalogs/Manuals 6 1

3 Leathercraft 7 1

4 Newslet ters 8 1

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Collect ion Information

Abstract: Graton & Knight Co. established in 1851, as tanners and manufacturers of leatherbelting and other leather goods. Tanned over 300,000 hides annually, employed 1400 withbranches throughout United States and other countries. The company was no longer in businessin Worcester after 1962, likely as a result of competition from plastics and synthetics.

Finding Aid ; Finding Aid in print form is available in the Repository.

Preferred Citation : Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Provenance : Purchased (in part) from Kenneth E. Schneringer, Woodstock, Ga., June 2000; inpart gift of Mrs. Germaine Bachand, Worcester, Mass., March 1979; in part FIA.

MARC Access : Collection is cataloged in MARC under the following subject headings (Icsh, aat,tgm, gmgcp)

Graton & Knight Manufacturing Co. (Worcester, Mass.)Graton & Knight Manufacturing Co. (Worcester, Mass.) - Catalogs.Graton & Knight Manufacturing Co. (Worcester, Mass.) - History.Tanneries - Massachusetts - Worcester.Leather industry and trade - Massachusetts - Worcester.Industries - Massachusetts - Worcester.Worcester (Mass.) - Manufactures.L e a t h e r w o r k .

Catalogs. IcshFliers (Printed matter), aatNewsletters - Massachusetts - Worcester. Icsh

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Historical/Biographical Notes

Graton & Knight Manufacturing Co. was established in Worcester in 1851, as tanners andmanufacturers of leather belting and other leather goods. The company incorporated in 1872.Throughout its peak years the company processed over 300,000 hides annually, with over 1400employees. Company branches were scattered throughout the United States, and in many othercountries throughout the world. Development of plastics and synthetic materials after World Warn drastically reduced the demand for leather, and the company ceased operations about 1962.

Scope and Content

The collection is comprised of catalogs of leather goods, 1910-1930s; and company manuals,1916 & 1945. Also included are annual reports of the company and reports to stockholders, ca.1925-1931; company newsletters, 1940-1943. Much of the collection is comprised of catalogs,fliers, and leather samples relating to leathercraft, with patterns and instructions for leatherhobbyists, ca. 1927 - ca. 1937.

The collection provides significant insight into the many uses of leather prior to the developmentof plastics and synthetic materials.

Series Description

Reports. Includes annual reports, reports to stockholders, etc.

Catalogs/Manuals.

Leathercraft fliers, catalogs, samples, etc., directed at amateur leather hobbyists.

Newsletters, 1940-1943.

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Description

Annual Report, Graton & Knight Company,Worcester, Massachusetts. January 3, 1931. 8 p.

Annual Report, Graton & Knight Company,Worcester, Massachusetts. March 3, 1926. Partmissing.

List of Branches in the United States, foreignbranches, and foreign distributors, n.d.

Report to stockholders for year ending December28, 1929. Cover only.

Memorandum relating to stock in Graton & KnightCompany, July 10, 1926.

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Series 2, Catalogs/Manuals

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2 2000.40.2.1 Graton & Knight Mfg. Co., catalog, ca. 1910, 80 p.

2 2000.40.2 .2 Graton & Kn ight Mfg. Company, ca ta log, ca . 1915.124 p.

3 2000.40.2.3 Dog furn ish ings and spor t ing goods : cata log /Graton & Knight, 1931. 56 p.

3 2000.40.2.4 Stretched leather bel t ing, wi th pr ice l is t ; advert is ingcard / Graton & Knight, July 1870.

4 2000.40.2.5 Bel t ing manual / Graton & Knight Mfg. Co. , 1916.96 p.

4 2000.40.2.6 Graton & Knight notebook, with lists of products,notes relating to accounts, 1906.

BV 2000.40.2.7 Mechanical Packings Manual / Graton & Knight,1945. r'ed. 319 p.

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2000.40.3.1 "Omakraft" leather ornament craft price list ?Leathercraft Studios, Graton & Knight Company,n.d. Accessioned as 1979.45.

2000.40.3.2 Leathercraft catalogue / Leathercraft Studios,Graton & Knight Company, 1936. 31 p.

2000.40.3.3 Leathercraft catalogue / Graton & Knight Company,1937. 34 p. Accessioned as 1979.45.

2000.40.3.4 Leathercraft catalogue / Leathercraft Studios,Graton & Knight Company, 1933. 31 p.Access ioned as 1979.45 .

2000.40.3.5 Patterns for billfold and key case, ca. 1930. 5 items.

2000.40.3.6a-e Fliers and handbills relating to leathercraft projects.5 items. Accessioned as 1979.45.

2000.40.3.7a-d Flier relating to leathercraft supplies, order form,bill. Ca. 1930s. 4 items.

2000.40.3.8 Leathercraft in the new and interesting Graton &Knight way : pamphlet, 94 p. / Graton & KnightCompany, Worcester, Mass., 1927. Accessioned as1 9 7 5 . 5 8 . 1 4 .

2000.40.3.9 Description of leathers furnished on sample cards.2 p. Accessioned as 1979.45

2000.40.3.lOa-d Sample cards, various types, finishes, colors ofleather. 4 cards.

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1 10 2000.40.4. la-g GraKnight Life ; newsletter / Graton & KnightCompany, Worcester, Mass., 1940. 7 items.

1 11 2000.40.4 .2a-h GraKnight L i fe : newsle t ter / Graton & KnightCompany, Worcester, Mass., 1941. 8 items.

1 12 2000.40.4.3a-e GraKnight L i fe : newslet ter / Graton & KnightCompany, Worcester, Mass., 1942. 5 items.

1 12 2000 .40 .4 .4a -c GraKn igh t L i fe ; news le t te r / Gra ton & Kn igh tCompany, Worcester, Mass., 1943. 3 items.

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