Name/Title
T.W. Leydecker's A.A.W.W. Meter Statements Accounting book, c. 1891Entry/Object ID
1985.5.1Description
Acc. No. 85.5.1
Subject Category: Water
Date or period: Circa-1891
Object: Book, account
Description: Hard bound account book, black buckram cover with incised gold lettering "Meter Statements, T. W. Leydecker's A.A.W.W. Interior contents- lined account book sheets with main captions "Monthly Meter Statements", "T. W. Leydecker's Alameda Artesian Water Works". Entries inscribed in sepia ink.
Size: L-10 1/2 X W-8 1/2 inches.
History of Object: Account book of T. W. Leydecker. Mr. Leydecker had wells located behind his home at 925 Santa Clara Avenue (erected 1885 and still standing-1985) that could produce a sufficient amount of water that he was able to supply neighbors adjoining his property with water. From this beginning he established his own water company called "T. W. Leydecker's Alameda Artesian Water Works". Mr. Leydecker was a City Trustee from 1893 to 1897, and served as Post Master of Alameda.
Acquired from: Ken Kofman
Alameda Times Star
Date: Jan 26, 85
