Laporte began working at the age of 17 in a nail factory and studied at night with a tutor.

The first factories were established in the 1840s (sugar and nail factories).

Soon after, the boy began working in a nail factory to help support his family.

He added a nail factory to the site before his death in 1764.

Seeing the massive amount of wood construction going up, he cheerfully abandoned trade and sank his new small fortune into building a nail factory.

The lads from the nail factory were still wearing their helmets.

Her father was foreman of a nail factory.

His father died before his third birthday, and at the age of 8, he left home to work in a nail factory.

He was invested in iron works, rolling mills, and nail factories.

The nail factory was re-opened after the Civil War and remained in operation until 1972.