Ebenezer Bailey Papers 1852-1882

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Ebenezer Bailey Papers 1852-1882

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Ebenezer Bailey was a wholesale shoe purchaser and distributor from Massachusetts. The collection comprises just over 100 items, the bulk of which are receipts for the purchase and sale of shoes and slippers, covering the period from 1852 to 1882.

1 box; (0.25 linear ft.)

eng,

Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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Dearborn, J. J.

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Bailey, Ebenezer

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As far back as Colonial times, the manufacture of boots and shoes was an important industry in New England. Over time, shoe production evolved from a home industry to a fully mechanized factory industry, stimulated by the invention in the late 1850s of machinery used to attach soles to footwear. Massachusetts was home to major shoe production centers, predominately in Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Worcester counties. As the number of factories increased, a concomitant growth in labo...