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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 27, 1847 |
| From City | Princeton |
| From State | NJ |
| To City | Thompsonville |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Orrin Thompson |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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Lot 55 10c Black (2). Huge margins all around, nice color and impression, Tied by Blue ms. cancel, Green Princeton, N. J. pmk, Green "X", on July 27, 1847 folded letter to Conn. very early usage, Very Fine (Photo) 125.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 246 realized 72.50
Alexander listed as 7/27/47
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 242 lot 75
Cherrystone Sept 17 2019 lot 5 realized 900 (image)
Cherrystone sale 0821 lot 5 realized 1100
Letter addressed to Orrin Thompson (1788-1873), from whom the community takes its name, who built a dam across Freshwater Brook in 1828 and opened the first carpet mill in 1829. Thompson's first mill, named "White Mill", employed skilled weavers brought from Scotland. Initially its product was largely flat-woven ingrain carpeting, an inexpensive type of carpeting, but over time it added more expensive weaves, such as three-ply ingrain and loop brussels. The mill had 230 looms in operation as of 1846. Carpeting continued to be manufactured in Thompsonville until 1971.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 246 realized 72.50
Alexander listed as 7/27/47
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 242 lot 75
Cherrystone Sept 17 2019 lot 5 realized 900 (image)
Cherrystone sale 0821 lot 5 realized 1100
Letter addressed to Orrin Thompson (1788-1873), from whom the community takes its name, who built a dam across Freshwater Brook in 1828 and opened the first carpet mill in 1829. Thompson's first mill, named "White Mill", employed skilled weavers brought from Scotland. Initially its product was largely flat-woven ingrain carpeting, an inexpensive type of carpeting, but over time it added more expensive weaves, such as three-ply ingrain and loop brussels. The mill had 230 looms in operation as of 1846. Carpeting continued to be manufactured in Thompsonville until 1971.
