[Trade Journal]
Publication: American Glass Review
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
vol. 46, no. 33, p. 18, col. 2
LATE HOMER BROOKE HELPED TO
DEVELOP MACHINE GLASS MAKING
The sudden death of Homer Brooke, glass machinery inventor, while traveling north from Florida, recalls the first attempts to perfect glass feeding devices. Mr. Brooke's feeder was the best known of the early feeders and had a wider use than any other. It was partly due to the inventive genius of Mr. Brooke that the mechanization of the glass bottle industry has made such strides in the past 25 years. In addition to his work with feeding devices, Mr. Brooke also made other contributions to the art of glass-working machinery.
Death came to Mr. Brooke at Richmond, Va., on May 2. He was taken ill in Richmond while on his way from Florida to his home in Mt. Vernon, N. Y., with Mrs. Brooke.
