Douglass Shoe Factory
Bring a little Marlborough home.
Rocks Glass · Clear · 10 oz
After setting out water for a visit, there is a little time to look at the picture on the glass. The Douglass shoe factory's roof tower and loading platform rise above workers and freight, giving Marlborough's manufacturing scene practical details to notice.
A circa-1910 postcard shows the Douglass shoe factory on Howe Street in Marlborough. Its roof tower, loading platform, workers and horse-drawn freight place the factory within a working neighborhood. The source records local manufacturing; it does not establish that the building used Assabet waterpower.
The factory belongs to Howe Street's working setting, keeping Marlborough's shoe manufacturing attached to a particular building and the activity around it. Keep it ready for water at the table or a drink with friends, giving the picture a place in an ordinary gathering.
$24.99
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- SKU
- FH-BULK-AVG-AVA-B2-032-1443-105144-COLOR-R1
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Source credit and attribution
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shoe_Factory,_Howe_Street,_Marlborough,_MA.jpg
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 10 oz; approximately 3.5 inches high × 3.2 inches diameter
Care: Hand wash only.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/1443/generic-brand/rocks-glass-10oz
Original product information and credits
Douglass Shoe Factory
10 oz clear tempered rocks glass with printed artwork, approximately 3.5 inches high and 3.2 inches in diameter. Hand wash only. The illustration is a surface print, not etched or engraved.
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation. Original source unchanged. Fine detail and color are interpretive. No institutional endorsement.
Source: Frank W. Swallow, Exeter, NH; unknown photographer; Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shoe_Factory,_Howe_Street,_Marlborough,_MA.jpg.
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