Douglass Shoe Factory
Bring a little Marlborough home.
Ceramic Mug · White · 11 oz
While the kettle heats and the cup is set out, there is a little time to sit at the kitchen table and notice the picture waiting beside your hand. 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. Use it for the next cup at the table or by your desk.
$18.99
- Selected option
- 11oz / White
- SKU
- FH-BULK-AVG-AVA-B2-032-1244-94262-COLOR-R1
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Historical sources
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: 11 oz; approximately 3.80 inches high × 3.23 inches diameter
Care: Hand wash only.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/1244/generic-brand/white-ceramic-mug-11oz
Original product information and credits
Douglass Shoe Factory
11 oz white ceramic mug with glossy finish and C-shaped handle. Hand wash only.
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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