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USA: Louis E. Pratt, master ivory cutter for Pratt, Read & Co., Deep River, Connecticut, shows off eight ivory tusks, April 1,1955

Pratt-Read was founded in Ivoryton, Connecticut, in 1798 as Pratt, Read & Company, originally producing beads, buttons, and billiard balls from elephant tusks imported from Africa. The company began to specialize in manufacturing ivory piano keys in 1839.
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USA: Louis E. Pratt, master ivory cutter for Pratt, Read & Co., Deep River, Connecticut, shows off eight ivory tusks, April 1,1955
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Pratt-Read was founded in Ivoryton, Connecticut, in 1798 as Pratt, Read & Company, originally producing beads, buttons, and billiard balls from elephant tusks imported from Africa. The company began to specialize in manufacturing ivory piano keys in 1839.
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