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Matthew Binney and Sons : Original Billhead - Matthew Binney and Sons, Boston, Massachusetts

Original billhead on beige paper with printed text and handwriting in black ink. Datelined September 13, 1856 in Boston, Massachusetts. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4." Billhead is very clean and intact. Paper has very slight wrinkling and a horizontal fold line. A Fine copy. The handwritten portions include the name of the buyer, the item(s) purchased, the price of the item(s), and acknowledgment of the buyer's payment. The printed text reads, "Umbrella and Parasol Manufactory. Bought of Matthew Binney & Sons, 49 & 51 Court St., Near the Court House." Matthew Binney & Sons were manufacturers of umbrellas, parasols, and other fancy goods. A portion of printed text is on the left, but part of the text is cut off (likely original; this simply appears to have been where the original cut was). Most of the printed text in this side area is intact. The text reads in part: "Dealers in [...] and Domestic Ginghams, [W]halebone & Trimmings for Umbrella Makers' Use. Importers of [Fa]ncy Walking Canes. [...] Trimmings, Oiled Silk, &c. Umbrella and Parasols covered and repaired." The buyer, P. Whitin & Sons, was a cotton manufacturing company in Northbridge, Massachusetts. Paul Whitin (1767-1831) was a pioneering businessman and blacksmith who helped establish the Northbridge Cotton Manufacturing Company in 1809. The Whitinsville village of Northbridge is named after him. Paul and his relatives founded another cotton manufacturing company in 1815 called Whitin & Fletchers. Paul gained sole ownership of Whitin & Fletchers in 1826, and together with his sons Paul, Jr. and John, renamed the company P. Whitin & Sons. After the passing of their father in 1831, Paul, Jr. and John bought the Northbridge Manufacturing Company. Paul's two other younger sons, Charles and James, would later join P. Whitin & Sons. In 1864, the four brothers dissolved P. Whitin & Sons and sold the company store to their cousin, Paul Whitin Dudley, which was renamed P. W. Dudley & Company. Paul, Jr., John, Charles, and James went on to form their own companies. P. Whitin & Sons had also manufactured cotton machinery. James had invented a cotton picker machine that outperformed previous models. This invention helped propel his business, Whitin Machine Works (WMW), into prominence as one of the world's largest textile machinery companies. WMW, or "The Shop" as known to locals, was a mainstay in Whitinsville until 1966 when it was sold to White Consolidated Industries (WCI; formerly White Sewing Machine Company). In 1986, WCI was acquired by Electrolux, which operates to this day as a leading appliance manufacturer.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

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