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Lot of 19 ' Fathers of Industry ' Series booklets by Leonard Fanning, dated 1954-1957. Please see photos for all of the titles. On the back of each is mention of 'School Savings Banks' and Buffalo Savings Bank, Erie County Savings Bank and Western Savings Bank.
They feature early industrialists, inventors and innovators, including:
-Rudolph Diesel
-The Wright Brothers-Thomas Edison-Lee de Forest (radio)
-Nikolaus August Otto (internal combustion engine)
-Eli Whitney
-Robert Fulton
-Carl Benz
-Willis Haviland Carrier (air conditioning)
-James Watt (steam engine)
-And more!Each measures 7" x 5" with 4 to 5 pages; illustrated and in very good condition with slight yellowing and very light wear, if any. No handwriting or other damage that I could find.
