Mayme Lucky - Clockworker

Started by Robin Rainford on Friday, May 8, 2020
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5/8/2020 at 10:51 AM

Early in the century, Mayme was listed as a clockworker at the Western Clock Manufacturing. She died at age 25. I've often wondered if she was a Radium Girl, one of the young women hired for the fine work of painting radium on watch faces to make them glow in the dark--they were unaware of the exposure risk and many died within a few years. However I have no information except her occupation
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1924 • La Salle; Peru, Illinois, USA
In 1926<ref>La Salle, Illinois, City Directory, 1926</ref> Mamie is a clockworker living at an address with Leonard, Chester and Charles who are laborers. Peru, La Salle, Illinois, USA. Mamie Luckey, clockworker The Western Clock Manufac

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