SteveH

Ok, This is too cool.

I just won this on the auction site.

There are so many layers of interesting here..

1. 1876
2. Western Union Telegram
3. To Singer Mfg Co.
4. Requesting wagons to haul stuff
5. Mentions all three Singer Factories at the time

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melmerr1

that's pretty cool

tessagin

Frame under lock and key! Love the writing! Almost 229 years of age! Stunnning!!

J Miller

Neat telegram and I agree about the writing. You'll never see that now adays.

Tessagin,
229 years ????????? Ummm my old fashioned math says that 1876 from 2015 = 138. Still a great historical piece.

Joe

Rodney

looks like someone is sending instruments to the three plants? Anyway, interesting mix of technologies. I'm assuming the Singer plants were among the most modern in the world at the time, the message was sent by means of electricity and they were still receiving at least some goods by means of wagon, the other practical choice of the time being rail.
A lot of information hiding in that one scrap of paper.
Rodney

Crqltr

It's so well preserved...cool peice of history!

GEMRM

Pretty neat!

Stitchnripper

Interesting. I was born in Elizabeth, but, not in 1876!!

Jeanette Frantz

Steve, you find the coolest things pertaining to sewing machines! Congrats on this one!

Jeanette

PatrickTweed

Very nice historical document.