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{{Manufacturer-DB | {{Manufacturer-DB | ||
| − | |Name=Bigelow and Dowse | + | |Name=The Bigelow and Dowse Company |
| − | |Location=Boston, Massachusetts | + | |Location=229 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts |
|Date=1884 - ? | |Date=1884 - ? | ||
|Owners=Samuel A. Bigelow and Charles F. Dowse | |Owners=Samuel A. Bigelow and Charles F. Dowse | ||
| − | |links= | + | |links= |
}} | }} | ||
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| − | + | At the turn of the 20th Century, The Bigelow & Dowse Company was one of the largest hardware houses serving the trades in all of New England. They were "direct importers of fine Sheffield and German cutlery".<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=wNFAAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA151&dq=Bigelow+%26+Dowse&hl=en&ei=1V3rTMGpBcT48Aa67u1i&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Bigelow%20%26%20Dowse&f=false| Illustrated Boston, 1889]</ref> | |
| − | + | '''TIMELINE'''<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=T3IWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT64&lpg=PT64&dq=History+of+Bigelow+and+Dowse+Hardware&source=bl&ots=uCVLP2Pq08&sig=TVl_q2TUQJMtZyIe5BDjcy0HCkU&hl=en&ei=pHrnTJjVIYPGlQf1rt3ACQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=History%20of%20Bigelow%20and%20Dowse%20Hardware&f=false| Biographical History of Massachusetts, 1909]</ref> | |
| − | + | 1872: "Macomber, Bigelow, & Dowse" was formed by John F. Macomber, Samuel A. Bigelow, and Charles F. Dowse after a fire destroyed large sections of Boston and with it every hardware house in the city. | |
| − | + | 1884: "Bigelow & Dowse" was formed, (unincorporated) after partner John F. Macomber retired on account of illness. | |
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| + | 1894: "Bigelow & Dowse" incorporated under Boston law as "The Bigelow & Dowse Company". | ||
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| + | January 28, 1903: Franklin Street building destroyed by fire. Rebuilt on original site later that year. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 23 November 2010
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| Name | The Bigelow and Dowse Company |
| Location | 229 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dates of Operation | 1884 - ? |
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| Owners | Samuel A. Bigelow and Charles F. Dowse |
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At the turn of the 20th Century, The Bigelow & Dowse Company was one of the largest hardware houses serving the trades in all of New England. They were "direct importers of fine Sheffield and German cutlery".[1]
TIMELINE[2]
1872: "Macomber, Bigelow, & Dowse" was formed by John F. Macomber, Samuel A. Bigelow, and Charles F. Dowse after a fire destroyed large sections of Boston and with it every hardware house in the city.
1884: "Bigelow & Dowse" was formed, (unincorporated) after partner John F. Macomber retired on account of illness.
1894: "Bigelow & Dowse" incorporated under Boston law as "The Bigelow & Dowse Company".
January 28, 1903: Franklin Street building destroyed by fire. Rebuilt on original site later that year.
