Walter Baker & Company

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Dates:
Active 1878
Active 1969

Biographical notes:

Chocolate manufacturer. Firm established in Dorchester, Mass., in 1780 by James Baker (1739-1825) and continued by his son Edmund Baker (1770-1846) and grandson Walter Baker (1792-1852). Henry L. Pierce (1825-1896) controlled the firm for 42 years and expanded it from a local business to the leading chocolate firm in the country. In 1927 it became part of General Foods.

From the description of Records, 1812-1945 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894593

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Subjects:

  • Chocolate
  • Chocolate industry
  • Cocoa
  • Food industry and trade
  • Industry
  • Wool industry

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Places:

  • Massachusetts--Boston (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Milton (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)

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