A history of the founding and development of Wyomissing as a residential suburb and as a major industrial town. The book covers the history of the Berkshire Knitting Mills, Textile Machine Works, and Narrow Fabric Co. as well as Sovereign Bank and subsequent changes leading to Vanity Fair's developing one of the largest outlets in America. The book provides biographical details about the three German-American men behind the Wyomissing enterprises and about their significant philanthropy in America and Germany. Other community information concerns schools, library, playgrounds, and other municipal services.