Planing-machines; Lintels; Church buildings; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Planers such as the side planer in this image being used to fashion a church lintel carved in 1974 for the First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, were indispensable for producing polished, uniformly textured pieces.
Employees; Limestone mills; Railroads; Dimension stone; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
An interior shot of the Matthews Stone Company factory. Notice the railroad cars in the foreground used to transport stone directly in and out of the factory floor.
Limestone mills; Employees; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Pictured here are slabs of limestone recently arrived from the quarry. Notice the several gang saws in the background used to cut larger pieces into more manageable ones.
Limestone Industry--Prices; Limestone Industry--Awards; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Copy of award received at December 8, 1876, Philadelphia International Exhibition "for the good color, homogeneous grain and strength of stone exhibited."
