Comments on: A black car-maker in the 1900s http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/ Uncovering Relics of Our Past Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sherry http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 sherry Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:20:16 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-1533 Fantastic, Chris. It's good to have a definitive history on the Pattersons. It was tough finding accurate information. I'll be sure to pick up your book. Sherry Fantastic, Chris. It’s good to have a definitive history on the Pattersons. It was tough finding accurate information. I’ll be sure to pick up your book.

Sherry

]]> By: Chris Nelson http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-1532 Chris Nelson Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:00:30 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-1532 Hi Sherry. I was amazed to see that the poster was valued so highly at the auction. It is good to see that some folks recognize uniqueness and importance to history when they see it. I happen to know the man in Greenfield who owns the original printers plate from that advertisement. I have included a photograph of it in my newly released book about the history of the C. R. Patterson and Sons Company that was just released on Amazon last week. It can be found at the following link: http://amzn.com/1453770305 Just as previous poster Donna Jackson' father (Henry May) and myself have both realized, this family and company hold a unique place in American and African American history. Although my version of the story began as a Master's thesis, it has now been adapted to book form for the public. My original intention was to add technical details of the factory and vehicles to Mr. May's book and the several articles of the last few decades, but over 2,000 hours of research led me to discover many details of the family and company that had never been discussed before. So I ended up writing a full history of the family and company, including those technical details, from the families arrival in Greenfield in the early 1840s until the factory closed in 1939. I located sources in some very obscure places that have been missed over the years and I feel that anyone interested in this unique history will not be disappointed. The book is 214 pages long and includes several photographs and other illustrations of the family, the factory, and their vehicles. Although several brief articles have been published about the Pattersons through the years, I am glad that Mr. May and myself have seen the importance of this relatively untold history and have made attempts to get the story out there before the story is lost in time. Thanks for mentioning the Pattersons on your blog. It is exposure like this that will help to keep the story alive. Hi Sherry. I was amazed to see that the poster was valued so highly at the auction. It is good to see that some folks recognize uniqueness and importance to history when they see it. I happen to know the man in Greenfield who owns the original printers plate from that advertisement. I have included a photograph of it in my newly released book about the history of the C. R. Patterson and Sons Company that was just released on Amazon last week. It can be found at the following link: http://amzn.com/1453770305 Just as previous poster Donna Jackson’ father (Henry May) and myself have both realized, this family and company hold a unique place in American and African American history. Although my version of the story began as a Master’s thesis, it has now been adapted to book form for the public. My original intention was to add technical details of the factory and vehicles to Mr. May’s book and the several articles of the last few decades, but over 2,000 hours of research led me to discover many details of the family and company that had never been discussed before. So I ended up writing a full history of the family and company, including those technical details, from the families arrival in Greenfield in the early 1840s until the factory closed in 1939. I located sources in some very obscure places that have been missed over the years and I feel that anyone interested in this unique history will not be disappointed. The book is 214 pages long and includes several photographs and other illustrations of the family, the factory, and their vehicles. Although several brief articles have been published about the Pattersons through the years, I am glad that Mr. May and myself have seen the importance of this relatively untold history and have made attempts to get the story out there before the story is lost in time. Thanks for mentioning the Pattersons on your blog. It is exposure like this that will help to keep the story alive.

]]> By: sherry http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-873 sherry Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:11:11 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-873 I definitely will, Susie. I had a thrill discovering that bit of black history. It's the type of thing that I love about auctions. Please keep reading Auction Finds and check out the other bloggers on the site. I definitely will, Susie. I had a thrill discovering that bit of black history. It’s the type of thing that I love about auctions. Please keep reading Auction Finds and check out the other bloggers on the site.

]]> By: susie w collins http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-871 susie w collins Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:17:11 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-871 I am so glad I ran across this article because, I love any type of black history it shows that black people had business sense and was intelligent. It's time that history of black accomplisments be told and written so that our children can read them and not just about white inventors and inventions plus some of the white inventions probably belong to blacks. keep up your good work and finds and alert us us to anything interesting, I love it. I am so glad I ran across this article because, I love any type of black history it shows that black people had business sense and was intelligent. It’s time that history of black accomplisments be told and written so that our children can read them and not just about white inventors and inventions plus some of the white inventions probably belong to blacks. keep up your good work and finds and alert us us to anything interesting, I love it.

]]> By: sherry http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-417 sherry Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:59:48 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-417 Hi Cortez. Let's hope one of them is around waiting to be "found." Sherry Hi Cortez. Let’s hope one of them is around waiting to be “found.”

Sherry

]]> By: Cortez Rainey http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Cortez Rainey Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:53:16 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-415 Absolutely awesome! What a find! I don't recall ever hearing anything about black carmakers at the turn of the century, until now. This is a real gem of a find, another piece of forgotten history brought to the light. Sherry, what I find really unbelievable is that none of the cars have survived. My instincts tell me that someone in the Patterson family held on to one of the cars as a keepsake and it's tucked away somewhere, perhaps in Greenfield, waiting to be found. Cortez Absolutely awesome! What a find! I don’t recall ever hearing anything about black carmakers at the turn of the century, until now. This is a real gem of a find, another piece of forgotten history brought to the light.

Sherry, what I find really unbelievable is that none of the cars have survived. My instincts tell me that someone in the Patterson family held on to one of the cars as a keepsake and it’s tucked away somewhere, perhaps in Greenfield, waiting to be found.

Cortez

]]> By: sherry http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-410 sherry Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:37:56 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-410 Thanks, Donnell. These types of finds give me particular joy. Sherry Thanks, Donnell. These types of finds give me particular joy.

Sherry

]]> By: Donnell Walker http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Donnell Walker Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:14:43 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-409 Good morning Sherry, I hope all is well with you. This is a great find and a great story for all to read. You are doing a great job. Keep the great articles coming. I love reading the articles. Warm regards, Donnell Good morning Sherry,

I hope all is well with you. This is a great find and a great story for all to read. You are doing a great job. Keep the great articles coming. I love reading the articles.

Warm regards,

Donnell

]]> By: sherry http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-408 sherry Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:50:04 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-408 Hi Donna. I was really really happy to have come across the poster. It fascinates me to uncover black history and I'm always able to do so at auctions. I didn't notice the poster on Swann's website, and just happened to see it in the gallery. You never know: something similar may come up again. That's the neat thing about auction; the best items do tend to cycle through often. Thanks for commenting and please keep reading the blog. I love writing it. Take care, Sherry Hi Donna. I was really really happy to have come across the poster. It fascinates me to uncover black history and I’m always able to do so at auctions. I didn’t notice the poster on Swann’s website, and just happened to see it in the gallery. You never know: something similar may come up again. That’s the neat thing about auction; the best items do tend to cycle through often. Thanks for commenting and please keep reading the blog. I love writing it.

Take care,
Sherry

]]> By: Donna Jackson http://myauctionfinds.com/2010/02/26/a-black-car-maker-in-the-1900s/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Donna Jackson Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:51:19 +0000 http://auctionfinds.weareblackwomen.com/?p=1833#comment-407 Wow. I usually keep up with Swann's auctions, and the moment I turn my head, a wonderful piece of history is sold! I wish I could have won this - my family is related to the Pattersons, and my father wrote a book about them. Whoever the winning bidder is should be very proud, they own an awesome piece of American and African-American history. Wow. I usually keep up with Swann’s auctions, and the moment I turn my head, a wonderful piece of history is sold! I wish I could have won this – my family is related to the Pattersons, and my father wrote a book about them. Whoever the winning bidder is should be very proud, they own an awesome piece of American and African-American history.

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