History: Henry O. Studley

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Henry O. Studley (1838-1925) was an organ and piano maker, ((Carpenter|carpenter)), and Mason who worked for the Smith Organ Co., and later for the Poole Piano Company of Quincy, Massachusetts. Born in 1838 in Lowell, Massachusetts, Studley is best known for creating the so-called ((Studley Tool Chest)) , a wall hanging tool chest which cunningly holds 245 tools in a space that takes up about 40 by 20 inches (102 × 51 cm) of wall space when closed. Studley joined the Massachusetts Infantry at the start of the {MOUSEOVER(label="Civil War" closeDelay="3")}The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The result of a long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated. The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the U.S. Constitution. They faced secessionists of the Confederate States of America, who advocated for states' rights to expand slavery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War{MOUSEOVER} and was captured in Galveston, Texas in 1863. After the war he returned to Quincy and joined the Rural Masonic Lodge. He died in 1925 and was remembered in his obituary in the Quincy Patriot-Ledger for his remarkable ((Tool Chest|tool chest)), among his other achievements.{FOOTNOTE()}Wikipedia contributors. "Henry O. Studley." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 26 Apr. 2017. Web. 3 Nov. 2017. {FOOTNOTE}
 
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