strothershwacker
Senior Member
My granddad left sharecroppin and went to Cleveland Ohio to learn to weld with the Lincoln Electric Company (Lincoln Welders) in 1935. Mr.Lincoln had started the company but couldn't hardly sale the welding machines because folks couldn't hardly use them and where not convinced in the process. A salesman that worked for him by the name of A.F. Davis began the welding school. Granddad received his Arc Welding Certificate on April 25th 1936. Wasn't long and he had made and saved the $ that he went after. Bought a good car, moved back to North GA and bought a lil peice of ground. I love hearing stories about how different folks carved their way through hard times. I still have granddad's welding certificate signed by A.F. Davis himself. Its the oldest one that I know to be in existence.