Originally Posted by ontheriver
I thought the same thing when I read them, maybe I could find his family. There was a small envelope that looks like it came with a card that was empty, I did google earth on the address and there is still a house there. I am going to search the name on the envelope. There was also some sewing labels that said Handmade by Ruth, so the machines name is now Ruth.
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What town in what state? If you could release that much and find someone from this forum who lives there, perhaps we/they/she/he could help a lot. Then you could PM them with details.
I found a book in my late husband's stuff, "Made in America" and was pictures and details of houses, giving addresses and history of that house. One was in Modesto, CA and I'm going to Google that address and hunt it up next time I go there for something. I don't want the book myself, so....