A manufacturing plant of the Jelliff Corporation located in Southport. The facility produced wire and mesh. The Jelliff Corporation itself grew out of the small grocery store established by Charles O. Jelliff following his arrival in Southport in the 1870s. The company became incorporated in 1902 and continued to grow. Jelliff Industries remains an active company to this day, with its corporate offices and the original factory still located in Southport.]]>2014-10-22T10:11:03-04:00
Title
Jelliff Corporation
Description
Jelliff Corporation
354 Pequot Avenue
A manufacturing plant of the Jelliff Corporation located in Southport. The facility produced wire and mesh. The Jelliff Corporation itself grew out of the small grocery store established by Charles O. Jelliff following his arrival in Southport in the 1870s. The company became incorporated in 1902 and continued to grow. Jelliff Industries remains an active company to this day, with its corporate offices and the original factory still located in Southport.
Source
Fairfield -- Business, General -- Jelliff Corporation, 354 Pequot Ave
Rights
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Bradley Axe factory, on Lyons Plains Road, Weston, Conn. This factory manufactured a wide variety of tools. Residents as far away as Fairfield and Southport claimed that they could hear the hammers ringing on cold mornings. The factory burned down in 1911.
Source
Photograph files: Weston - Bradley Axe Factory
Rights
Fairfield Museum and History Center, all rights reserved. Please contact us for information about reproductions.
Format
JPG; 8x10 print
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McKesson Laboratories was a plant that manufactured drugs and cosmetics. It closed during the 1980's and was demolished in 1989. ]]>2014-10-22T10:10:35-04:00
Title
McKesson Laboratories building
Subject
McKesson Laboratories
McKesson and Robbins, Inc.
Description
McKesson Laboratories building at Kings Highway and Grasmere Avenue
McKesson Laboratories was a plant that manufactured drugs and cosmetics. It closed during the 1980's and was demolished in 1989.
Source
Photograph files: Fairfield -- Business general-- McKesson
Date
c. 1970
Rights
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