Bit of local history: Photo of the home of a Derby industrialist

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" photo is of the Willman House on Fifth Street in Derby. Joseph Willman, originally from Germany, owned a factory along the Housatonic River in Derby. At one time, he held a patent for an ice-cream making machine issued in 1910.


*I'm sharing this post from the Derby Librarians' Facebook page. I love old photos that give us a glimpse of what life was like a century ago, and I'm sure others do too.