Douglass Shoe Factory
Bring a little Marlborough home.
Corkwood Coaster Set · Four pieces · 3.75 × 3.75 inches
Keep the coasters where the family gathers for tea, so a small picture is part of the table along with the cups. 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 the set when friends come over, with a view under each drink and the local connection there to share.
$24.99
- Selected option
- Cork / 3.75" × 3.75" / Square
- SKU
- FH-BULK-AVG-AVA-B2-032-510-72872-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: Four square coasters; 3.75 × 3.75 × 0.16 inches each
Care: Wipe gently with a dry microfiber cloth.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/510/generic-brand/corkwood-coaster-set
Original product information and credits
Douglass Shoe Factory
Cork Back Coaster Set
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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