. King's handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts : a series of monographs, historical and descriptive. cturing Company was incorporated, with a capital stockof $50,000. But other changes in the management followed. In 1872Messrs. F. B. Cook and W. A. Taylor of Hinsdale, Mass., bought out thebusiness, and continued it until 1875, when the entire manufactory wasdestroyed by fire. The present works were erected in 1875. *n l&7& H. 36o KINGS HANDBOOK OF SPRINGFIELD. M. Brewster, for many years connected with Messrs. Hayden, Gere, & Co.,was made agent and manager, a position which he now admirably f
. King's handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts : a series of monographs, historical and descriptive. cturing Company was incorporated, with a capital stockof $50,000. But other changes in the management followed. In 1872Messrs. F. B. Cook and W. A. Taylor of Hinsdale, Mass., bought out thebusiness, and continued it until 1875, when the entire manufactory wasdestroyed by fire. The present works were erected in 1875. *n l&7& H. 36o KINGS HANDBOOK OF SPRINGFIELD. M. Brewster, for many years connected with Messrs. Hayden, Gere, & Co.,was made agent and manager, a position which he now admirably buildings consist of a four-story brick factory, 40 by 90 feet; and aone-story foundery building adjoining, covering an area of 50 by 100 works are thoroughly equipped with the latest improved machinery andtools, and a force of 100 skilled workmen are kept employed. The special-ties of the house are the Stebbins and Brightwood patent compression andground key work, Broughtons patent self-closing work, the Springfieldpatent universal hose coupling, and diamond Chauncey L. Moore, opposite Court Square, on Main Street. Chauncey L. Moore has been a photographer in Springfield for twenty-eight years, and is now the longest-established photographer in HampdenCounty. His gallery at No. 441 Main Street, opposite Court Square, hasbeen occupied by him for twenty consecutive years, and is familiar to allwho ever have occasion to come to this city. Since he began here, has photographed almost all the men, women, and children who have KINGS HANDBOOK OF SPRINGFIELD. 361 been noteworthily identified with this locality. Almost every Knight Templar,Mason, Odd Fellow, clergyman, public officer, and business man has sat forhis picture in this gallery; and to-day there are here nearly thirty thousandnegatives carefully put away, all registered and classified. Here, too, maybe found the negatives of hundreds of buildings and views made during thescore of years ju
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