In reply to the letter from Pamela Sarley-Derr. I have been a resident of Lansford for over 82 years and find her information to be only partially true.

In fact Silberline (a multi - national company) with factories in several foreign countries did sort of close the Lansford location. What actually did occur was the management of Silberline opted to construct a modern facility in Hometown, Pa., and continues to process their products at that location ... many of the original employees at the Lansford plant were transferred to the Hometown facility and in fact did not need to relocate from their residence as the new “Hometown Plant” is only a few miles from Lansford.

As a businessman in Lansford many of my customers were employed at Silberline Lansford and continued their employment at Silberline Hometown.

On a more personal level one Silberline worker who was married to a sales lady at my Silver Furniture Store not only transferred to Hometown but continued to work there, many years, until retirement. Silberline continues to flourish at the Hometown location and many Silberline employees still live and shop locally in Carbon, Luzerne and Schuylkill counties.

Bob Silver

Lansford