Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Worcester, Mass.)

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The Manufacturers, Mutual Fire Insurance Company was founded in 1835 by Rhode Island textile manufactuer, Zachariah Allen. Allen organized a group of textile manufacturers to insure themselves against fire and to share the losses, a principle known as mutual insurance.

From the description of Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company records, 1835-1948. (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 747280804

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referencedIn Worcester (Mass.). Collection, 1686-1941. American Antiquarian Society
referencedIn Salisbury family. Papers, 1674-1916. American Antiquarian Society
creatorOf Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Worcester, Mass.). Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company records, 1835-1948. The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center
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associatedWith Salisbury family. family
associatedWith Worcester (Mass.) corporateBody
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Automobile factories
Automobiles
Chemical plants
Clothing factories
Container industry
Electronics plants
Factories
Fire risk assessment
Food processing plants
Foundries
Hardware industry
Machinery in the workplace
Machine shops
Power-plants
Shoe industry
Textile factories
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Active 1835

Active 1948

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