Old Industry & Businesses Grafton, MA
Click here for several scenes inside & out of shoe factory. -Slim Somerville's Garage Was across from Lake Ripple, and also sold Kiser-Frazers (bullet nosed) and Roto-Tillers (original design from Sweden) in 1950s. -Jordan's Garage Grafton Center behind the old town hall. "Sure"gas station in Grafton Center run by Harold Clark in 1950's-1960's. (was between RR tracks on Rt. 140 and Howard Johnson's Restaurant (Howard Johnsons was where Cumberland Farms store is now) -Somerville's soft ice cream at corner of Carroll Road & Worcester Street -Howard Johnson's -Cummings Ice Cream  Old
Knowlton pickup truck
Scenes from inside Wyman Gordon plant from Library of Congress Collection -Lake Ripple Restaurant -Grafton Inn  Flax
Mill Paperweight
Early glass paperweight from Boston, Mass. Has the old milk glass type background. Paperweight advertises J. R. Leeson & Co., Linen Thread Importers. Selling agents for the Flax Mills, Grafton, Mass, 298 Devonshire St., Boston. Has some "in the making" bubbles, normal for a glass paperweight this old. |
