Albaugh Diary [1926-1944]

Diary entries of Edwin Albaugh (b. 1869, d. 1948) reflect the day to day business of Albaugh as a jeweler, as well as the effects of events in Worthington and the world as he chronicles life during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Albaugh was known for designing the first ball bearing clock and the largest watch in the world, which measured three feet and weighed 320 pounds. Due to the fragile condition of Albaugh's diaries only four pages are pictured. The accompanying text transcript contains excerpts from 1926 to 1944. Diary excerpts feature discussion of the effects of the Great Depression, rationing during World War II, as well as a business venture with Worthington physician Dr. Harrison Weaver that involved the manufacture of a device called a nasal filter, invented to prevent hay fever.