He was tolerated in his desire for a mechanical career by his father, who considered it a foolish whim, but within a year one of the Hodgson brothers, who ran a nearby machine shop, described Peale as more capable with tools than they were.
He was tolerated in his desire for a mechanical career by his father. His father considered it a foolish whim. His father within a year one of the Hodgson brothers, described Peale as more capable with tools than they were. The Hodgson brothers ran a nearby machine shop.