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Iron Industries in Reading, Pennsylvania Submitted by Bonnie Blau. The following information is taken from Morton Montgomery’s History of Berks County, Pennsylvania (1909), pp. 185-192. IRON INDUSTRIES: The industries at Reading engaged in the manufacture of iron articles before 1836 consisted entirely of blacksmith shops and they were limited in extent, like those we see … Read more

BUSINESSES IN BERKS COUNTY: K through N A-F      G-J      K-N      O-R      S-Z Special thanks to Bonnie Blau for transcribing and submitting this section to our project. LADIES’ GARMENTS In 1903, the Great Eastern Manufacturing Company started manufacturing ladies’ garments, of various kinds, consisting of wrappers, skirts, dressing sacques and kimonos and since then has produced … Read more