Description: Antique 1909 Little Journeys James Oliver ROYCROFT Arts & Crafts Elbert Hubbard Features:A RARE FIND!1909 Issue of Little Journeys To The Homes of Great Business Men by Elbert Hubbard, founder of the Roycroft Arts & Crafts MovementThis issue profiles James Oliver (August 28, 1823 – March 2, 1908) an American inventor and industrialist best known for his creation of the South Bend Iron Works, which was reincorporated as the Oliver Farm Equipment Company after his death. After buying a South Bend, Indiana foundry with partner Harvey Little in 1855 he began experimenting with improved farm plow designs. Driven by the sales of his popular Oliver Chilled Plow, for which he registered 45 patents during his lifetime, the company grew to become one of the largest in Indiana and one of the world's largest producers of farm plows and horse drawn equipment during the late 19th century.Stored and carefully shipped in protective plastic sleeveRoycroft was a handicraft community in East Aurora, NY founded around 1895 by Elbert Hubbard. Dissatisfied with his life in 1892, Hubbard left his job as a successful soap salesman for J. D. Larkin and Co. in Buffalo, New York and began a new life journey. He first enrolled at Harvard, but stayed there only briefly before deciding to instead embark on a walking tour of England. During his travels he met William Morris and was inspired by his Morris' Arts-and-Crafts Kelmscott Press. So, after returning to America and finding no publisher for a series of biographical sketches he had written called "Little Journeys", Hubbard decided to publish the work himself. Hubbard's new writing and publishing venture proved enormously successful. Hubbard and his print shop grew so famous that a hotel had to be built to accommodate all the visitors. Hubbard hired local craftsmen to make a simple, straight lined style of furniture to furnish the hotel rooms. This furniture became so popular with visitors, many wanted to buy the furniture for their own homes. Thus began the Roycroft furniture manufacturing industry. The community of Roycroft craftspeople grew to also include skilled metalsmiths, leathersmiths, and bookbinders - reaching its peak in 1910 with over 500 workers. Sadly, in the midst of that success, Hubbard and his wife were among the fatalities onboard the Lusitania when it was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. Hubbard's son Bert took on leadership of the Roycrofters Community until 1938 when the Roycrofters closed shop for good. The beauty and craftsmanship of Roycroft bookbinding, metalsmithing, and furniture-making are highly sought after by collectors today.Dimensions (approximate):Height = 7.5 inchesWidth = 6 inchesCondition:Antique: This is a used antique item that shows use and wear commensurate with age. See photos for detailed condition. ***Item comes from a smoke free, pet free environment. Payment must be received within 24 hours***
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Englewood, Ohio
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Type of Advertising: Magazine
Color: Multi-color
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Date of Creation: 1909
