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H.B. Nims globes
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From 1893, an ad showing the offerings of H.B. Nims & Company, in their 43rd year as globe manufacturers. Nims was the successor company of Merriam, Moore & Company, located in the Cannon Building in Troy.
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A.P.W. Paper Company
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From 1893, an ad from the Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company, the creators of perforated roll toilet paper. This was an ad to the paper goods trade: “If you want to purchase roll toilet paper at a price that will permit you to sell for what it formerly cost you, you can do…
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D. Powers and Sons, Lansingburgh
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Before linoleum, ceramic tile, and hardwood veneers, there were two ways to cover the floors in your home: paint, and oil cloth. The first manufacturer of oil cloth in the United States was William Powers of Lansingburgh. Weise, in his “The City of Troy and its Vicinity,” writes: “The first oil-cloth was made in…