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What popular Utica tobacco manufacturer and wholesaler marketed HAPPYLAND MIXTURE U. S. A. pipe tobacco? This pipe tobacco mixture was sometimes sold in large glass humidors which had the company name embossed on the bottom.
Answer next month.
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February 8 Meeting - 7:00pm
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Dunham Library, Whitesboro |
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Member Fred Capozzella will do a power point presentation on early Utica Potteries including White’s Pottery. |
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1857 First-Hand Account of the Mt. Pleasant Glass Works |
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This excellent article, which we don’t believe was ever copied before in modern times, depicts in detail the operation of the glass factory on the mountain. It is often said that man is and always has been fascinated with the sparkling substance called glass and the way it was made. This informative commentary dated 1857, is a rare first-hand account about making glass at the Mt. Pleasant Glass Works. Full article... |
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Avon – California Perfume Company
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Avon was strictly an American phenomenon, and a unique and pioneering one at that. The first Avon Lady was actually a man, young door-to-door salesman David McConnell from upstate New York. He launched Avon Calling in 1886, offering women cosmetics in the comfort and privacy of their own homes. But perfumes and hand-cream were not McConnell’s initial merchandise. At the age of sixteen, McConnell had begun selling books door-to-door. When his fare was not well received, he resorted to the then-popular advertising Gimmick of offering a free introductory gift in exchange for being allowed to make a sales pitch. Full story...
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