Finding aid created by: DGI/MM
Date: 2006
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| Feb 2009 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
| Jun 2009 | updated, photos redistributed (MRC) |
| Jul 2012 | box numbers revised (MBD) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Amorosi family. |
| Title: | Amorosi Family Collection |
| Dates: | circa 1930-1940s |
| Quantity: | 2 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Collection contains pencil drawings of comb designs presumably drawn by George and/or Samuel Amorosi; bound volume of photopies of sketches; and 2 photographs, of George Amorosi and Samuel Amorosi. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Samuel A. Amorosi was born May 9, 1913 in Somerville, MA, the son of George and Marietta (Ciprotti) Amorosi. The family moved to Leominster, MA when Samuel was young. He graduated from the School of the Worcester Art Museum in 1932. In 1936, he married Natalie Altieri, from Fitchburg, and they had one child, Elaine. Natalie was a registered nurse and Director of Nursing Services at Leominster Hospital.
George and Samuel worked at Standard Pyroxoloid Company in Leomister, MA, where they designed mirrors and combs for vanity sets during the 1930s. Samuel went on to become one of the first employees at Banner Mold & Die Company. He worked as a tool and die maker there for 32 years, retiring in 1979. Samuel died of cancer on March 28, 1988.
[Biographical history from type copy at beginning of bound copy of the Amorosi’s comb and mirror designs. This biography was presumably written by a museum employee and the information gathered from Elaine, the donor and daughter of Samuel Amorosi.]
The Amorosi Family Collection consists of original pencil drawings of comb designs presumably drawn by George and/or Samuel Amorosi; photocopies of drawings in a green bound volume; and 2 photographs of George Amorosi and Samuel Amorosi.
Drawings were found in no apparent order and no order was imposed.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
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Special Collections Research Center has numerous holdings in the areas of plastics and industrial design. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Persons
Amorosi, George.
Amorosi, Samuel.
Corporate Bodies
Banner Mold & Die Company (Leominster, Mass.)
Standard Pyroxoloid Corporation (Leominster, Mass.)
Subjects
Combs.
Mirrors -- Frames.
Ornamental combs.
Plastics industry and trade.
Genres and Forms
Drawings (visual works)
Photographs.
Occupations
Industrial designers.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Amorosi Family Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Plastics Center and Museum, 11/06/2008. Originally, gift of Elaine Falcone (daughter of Samuel and granddaughter of George Amorosi).
Drawings
Photographs
| Drawings | |||||||||||
| Oversize 3 | "Amorosi Mirror Back Designs" - photocopies, bound in green volume | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Pencil drawings of comb and mirror designs (2003.850) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Pencil drawings of comb and mirror designs (2003.850) | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | George Amorosi (2003.851) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Samuel Amorosi (2003.852) | ||||||||||