New Britain herald., 1927-06-22

remarkably similar to today-that il, people went by stage coach.
 Where North street runs was Brady's lane.
 For five years Mir. Turnbuil work ed with Johnson & Emerson learn ing the carpenter trade. Then he went to Meriden and while in that city invented the Turnbull spring scale. He sold his rights to James s. Frary. M. Frary came to New Britain where George 6. Landers had . little shop employing three men and helped found the Landers . Smith plant. which later became Landers, Frary | Clark The new firm began manufacturing and plac- ing Turnbull scales on the market. MT. Turbull entered their employ and supervised the manufacture of his invention.
 No one is alive toady whom Mir. Turnbull remembers of those early days. The last friend of his youth. who died . short time ago. we'll along in his SOS was Loren D. Penfieid.
 Becomes Toy hlAnufactufer
 In 1879 Mir. Turnbuu left the em- ploy of the manufacturing concern and with James 4. Swanson entered the hardware business. Having in- vented the scale which bears his name to this day and having spent 0n woo 70 i,, m q v,,, "a ot,sri r Sf ho ,>nw, turned to selling 1t retail Two years later the firm sold out to the Abbe Hardware Co.,, which still does busi- ness on Main street. Turnbull. Swan- son and Jsmes Eddy then went into the business of manufacturing toys.
 Where MT. Turhbull resided at 1s Rockwell avenue. . factory was built in the rear. It was in this home he spent many years of his life. From his observation point on Rockwell avenue he watched New Britain grow from little over 1000 people to . city more than 70 times that size. He saw . police station grow up where gas house stood on Com mercial street. He saw the brook give way to 2 railroad. Horse cars electric street railway. automobile and now the airplane followed on, another in turn, and the invento watched and was glad.
 In many ways he helped tn, march of progress. The old elevato in city hall, supplanted just ! shor time ago by . modern electric, wa an invention of his, as was that il the Sovereign block. The hydraulic lift" was 2. child of his brain. Fire men in New York city today figh flames in sky scrapers with a hy draulic water tower. the invention of Andrew Turnbull of New Britain Weary travellers who settl themselves comfortably for . night repose in modern hotels where tn National Bed Spring is used. ge their nights rest as the result of al invention by Turnbull.
 On September ?, 1894 Mir. Turn bull lost his wife. Taken seriously Il while returning from g visit to Ne, l AA~VSAs S1AC ulCN Ou - tEdlu. Ou LII same train was another friend o the inventor, the founder of Tn Herald, the late Congressman Rob ert J. Vance. Two years ago. NJ, Turnbull then more active, wake to the Herald office on his 93r birthday anniversary, and shakin hands with the present managin editor. son of his old friend, h looked around at 8 sea of desks an remarked Well, we'll. tho woods ar full of reporters now, aren't they? 1 His philosophy of life is simpl one. He believes in taking things . they come.
 When you are young and health is the time to have your fun," h says. Smile, be cheerful and don worry" His daily routine is als simple. Because of his failing sigt he seldom gets farther away fror his Wallace street homo than tn nearest corner, although 1t Is but
 few years since he made his reguls rounds of visits every day.
 He has six grandchildren an eight great-grandchildren