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HENRY L. REICHENBACH, a leading business man, being a manufacturer of awnings and a sign painter, is conducting a thriving trade in the city of Allentown, which is his native place. His birth occurred here December 12, 1856, and he is the son of William and Anna (Stabler) Reichenbach, natives of Lehigh County, but both now deceased. There were six children in the parental family, viz.: Caroline, who married William Gangwer, and lives in Allentown; Alfred L., City Treasurer of Allentown; Henry L., our subject; William; Catherine; and one who died in infancy.

He of whom we write received a good education in the public schools of Allentown, and on reaching his eighteenth year learned the trade of a sign painter, working under the instruction of William Fink. That gentleman dying in 1876, our subject assumed control of the business, which he is still carrying on. In 1878, however, he added the manufacture of awnings to his already prosperous business, and soon the product of his establishment found a ready sale throughout the Lehigh Valley. He stands at the head of his profession as a sign and coach painter, and the amount of work which he is called upon to perform in that line necessitates his employing several men.

April 6, 1876, our subject and Miss Ella M. Wolle were united in marriage. Mrs. Reichenbach was the daughter of William and Mary (Kohler) Wolle, natives of Egypt, Lehigh County. The father is deceased, but the mother survives and makes her home in Allentown. By her union with our subject, Mrs. Reichenbach has become the mother of two sons, William and Charles. With her husband she is a consistent member of the English Reformed Church.

Mr. Reichenbach is a Democrat, and is interested in local and national issues. He is a liberal-spirited man, ever ready to aid in all matters of public interest.