Carpenters Union History

From 1922 issue of the carpenter

Found in Kingston area of Cherry Hill! REUNITED!

Here are some old New Jersey rate sheets from the 1950s

Raymond Detweiler joined Local 1073 in Philadelphia on September 8, 1962 at the age of 30. He spent the next 28 years working all facets of the Trade. He worked on Residential, Concrete, Highway jobs, even spent time working in a wood shop at one of the Department stores in Philadelphia. He retired at the age 58 after suffering an injury working on a construction site. I didn't know Raymond but recently his family came to the Museum and donated his tools and tool box. Ther...e are no rare tools in this box. Just common tools that are worn out and rusted. You could find most of these tools at any flea market. But these tools tell a story of a carpenter that worked hard his entire life. When he purchased a table he made sure it was made union and had a union stamp. He taught his nieces and nephews the benefits of being in a Union. He retired and was able to live a comfortable life with his pension until he pasted away at the age of 87 Years old in late August 2019. There have been millions of lives enriched by the carpenters Union since it was founded in 1881. The tool box now on display at the Museums tells just one. #EASCARPENTERS #UNIONPRIDE #CARPENTERSUNION #UNITEDBROTHERHOODOFCARPENTERS

Here are a bunch of old pictures from the 1960s various locals including 8,122,454,465,1050,1462,1856

Raymond Detweiler joined Local 1073 in Philadelphia on September 8, 1962 at the age of 30. He spent the next 28 years working all facets of the Trade. He worked on Residential, Concrete, Highway jobs, even spent time working in a wood shop at one of the Department stores in Philadelphia. He retired at the age 58 after suffering an injury working on a construction site. I didn't know Raymond but recently his family came to the Museum and donated his tools and tool box. Ther...e are no rare tools in this box. Just common tools that are worn out and rusted. You could find most of these tools at any flea market. But these tools tell a story of a carpenter that worked hard his entire life. When he purchased a table he made sure it was made union and had a union stamp. He taught his nieces and nephews the benefits of being in a Union. He retired and was able to live a comfortable life with his pension until he pasted away at the age of 87 Years old in late August 2019. There have been millions of lives enriched by the carpenters Union since it was founded in 1881. The tool box now on display at the Museums tells just one. #EASCARPENTERS #UNIONPRIDE #CARPENTERSUNION #UNITEDBROTHERHOODOFCARPENTERS

Tomorrow the Carpenters Museum at 1809 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia will be open in Philadelphia from 10 am until 2 pm come see a large collection of Rare tools and Union memorabilia, exhibits include a wood shop from 1860, Peter J McGuire artifacts and some rare tools. The museum highlights Philadelphia role in the founding of the Carpenters union and the city's role in the industrial revelation..

Here is a segment of an article from the Carpenter Magazine in 1901 i am not sure who the author is but their vision of what could happen is unreal.

Lot of old unions dues badges found by Fran Loughney LU167

Monday will mark the 125th anniversary of Labor Day Becoming a national holiday. Tomorrow the AFL-CIO will once again Hold a ceremony at Arlington cemetery in Pennsauken commemorating Peter J Maguire and his contributions to the labor movement. Founder of the United brotherhood of Carpenters, cofounder of the American Federation of labor, and the father of Labor Day. The ceremony will take place at 11:30 And all are welcome we will have a display of his items and there will be Labor leaders and politicians speaking as they have every year.

#TBT This week at the #KMLCarpentes Delegate’s meeting, a jewelry box built by United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America founder and the father of... Labor Day, #PJMcGuire, was refurbished by Local 252 member Kurt Rotan (Pictures of the restoration process are provided). The jewelry box was made for McGuire's granddaughter and donated to our union by his family. It will be displayed in our Carpenters Museum in #Philly See more

Great pin from Michael Belperio donated to the Philadelphia Carpenters Museum This is from a Philadelphia election in 1960 Look at the picture with the quarter it shows you this isn’t an ordinary pin

Very Unusual work card it appears that this local was not tied to a city like most Locals this local appears to have been assigned to a military division on the seal in the 2nd picutre it says special where the city and state normally appear.