#DailyPictureTheme for March 30, 2024
Today’s picture theme is #Steel
These metal cutting tools were hand forged, heat treated and ground by Arthur L. Currier, Bill's Father' who operated a over-head belt drive machine shop in Bank Village (New Ipswich, NH) from the 1920's until his death in 1951. These tools were used on machine tools such as shapers, planers and lathes to cut steel and other metals. Arthur held at least seventeen patents issued between 1911 and 1932, for many types of inventions. Some of his inventions were for: cutting buttons from shells or other materials, sewing closed multilayered paper bags (like cement bags), Trimming fiber phonograph needles, wiring closed mail bags, dressing grinding wheels, sewing buttons to cards, cutting lock key blanks, and sewing buttons to fabric. Arthur was also a meticulous draftsman, and always worked in a white shirt. Arthur could build wooden patterns for castings, and create any type of intricate machinery. Arthur's son Bill ran the machine shop in the 50's and 60's to service the ski tow and lift industry. Bill operated much of his father's machinery to create sheaves, pulleys and other mechanisms for the ski industry. Bill served on many town committees as selectman, firefighter and deputy forest fire warden. Albert William (Bill) Currier was born in 1918 and died in 2008. (Notes by John Rosenfelder Sep 2023)
#OnThisDay - March 30th (2023)
Early Spring flowers
17th Year for poltrack.net
I’ve been online in one form or another since the 1970s when I worked at Digital. On March 27, 2007 I grabbed my own piece of the internet by registering my own domain. I wanted to pick POLTRACK.COM but that was taken by a distant relative. POLTRACK.NET was available and I’ve been using it for my website and email for over 17 years.
When you have a domain, it can be accessed through a lookup called Who Is. I spend some extra money to hide the contact information. These tools were developed in more trusting times when security and privacy were less important.
Congratulations on your anniversary. I enjoy your photos. Nice piece on the Curriers. They were neighbors of mine. Bought my first skis from Bill and skied with his daughter. I remembered being impressed with machine shop.