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Lyman Reed Blake was an American inventor and businessman. He was a co-owner of the shoemaking firm of Gurney, Mears & Blake.
Background
Lyman Blake was born on August 24, 1835, at South Abington, Massachussets, United States, the son of Susannah Bates and Samuel Blake, directly descended from William and Agnes Blake who came to Dorchester, Massachussets, from Plymouth, England, in 1630.
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Lyman was the youngest of ten children, eight of whom were girls.
Education
Lyman received the usual district school education of the period.
Career
During his school vacations Lyman worked for the shoemakers of Abington and at sixteen was regularly employed by his older brother Samuel, who was manufacturing shoes in a small way.
From Samuel's "factory" the cut-out parts of shoes were given to the shoemakers, who worked on them at home and then returned the finish