Allen-Lane Company.

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Firm of wholesale wool commission merchants, Boston, Mass. Organized in 1893 by Frederick D. Allen and Jonathan A. Lane. Earlier names were Allen, Whiting and Company and Allen, Lane and Washburn. Besides selling woolen goods on commission, this firm controlled several mills, among them the Georges River Mills at Warren, Me.; Devonshire Mills, Goff's Falls, N.H.; Monadnock Blanket Mills, Marlboro, N.H.; Rockfall Woolen Company, Middletown, Conn.; and the Walker Mills, Wilton, Me. The business ended in the 1930's.

From the description of Records, 1853-1941 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269584406

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associatedWith Allen, Frederick D. person
associatedWith Allen, Lane and Washburn. corporateBody
associatedWith Allen, Whiting and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Boston Merchants Association (Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Bullard, G. W. person
associatedWith Devonshire Mills. corporateBody
associatedWith Essex Street Congregational Church. corporateBody
associatedWith Georges River Mills. corporateBody
associatedWith Hall, Edward K. person
associatedWith Herter, Christian Archibald, 1895-1966. person
associatedWith Lane, Benjamin C. person
associatedWith Lane, Jonathan A. person
associatedWith Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Class of 1887. corporateBody
associatedWith Medlicott Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Mercantile Library Association (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Monadnock Blanket Mills. corporateBody
associatedWith Old South Historical Society (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Richardson and Pease. corporateBody
associatedWith Rockfall Woolen Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Snow, David. person
associatedWith Tinkham, George H. person
associatedWith Union Church (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith United Improvement Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Walker Mills. corporateBody
associatedWith West Roxbury Citizens Association. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Maine--Wilton
Massachusetts
Boston (Mass.)
Maine--Warren (Town)
Maine
New Hampshire--Goff's Falls
New Hampshire--Marlboro
Connecticut--Middletown
New Hampshire
New England
Connecticut
Subject
Blankets
Manufactures
Marketing
Textile industry
Wholesale trade
Wool industry
Occupation
Activity
Commission merchants
Textile workers

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Active 1853

Active 1941

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