Byron Greenough & Co. box lid advertisment, Portland, ca. 1865
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Maine Historical Society
A very successful venture, at its peak Byron Greenough & Co. employed about a dozen retail clerks, several traveling salesmen, and as many as fifty young women and girls who crafted the products. The business bought and sold fur pelts and distributed their goods throughout Northern New England and Eastern Canada.
A custom-made cylinder-shaped box, pasted in period newspaper clippings, accompanied the muff when donated to MHS. The lid, displayed here, includes an advertisement for Bryon Greenough & Co.’s retail store at its Middle Street location.
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