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He Kept New Hampshire Beds Warm: Concord’s Louis F. Gillette (1857-1937)

Posted on 12 January, 2017 by Janice Brown

In the early twentieth century most New Hampshire homes did not have central heating, and warming pans were in common use. These devices warmed up the sheets, and also kept the bed warm at least for a few hours, especially … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Tidbits: Temple and The First Glass Factory

Posted on 15 July, 2014 by Janice Brown

“A glass factory of considerable extent and remarkable for its employment of Hessians and Waldeckers who were deserters from the British army was established 1779 or 1780 at Temple, NH by a Mr. Hewes of Boston, but was burned down … Continue reading →

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Imbibing a New Hampshire Cocktail

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by Janice Brown

Engraving above from:  page 3; “How to mix drinks: or, The bon-vivant’s companion,” by Jerry Thomas, New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, No. 18 Ann Street; 1862, page 49.  SEE article: New Hampshire and the Birth of the Cocktail.

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Glass Tonic Bottle

Posted on 23 May, 2006 by Janice Brown

A glass tonic bottle from the early 1900s. Continue reading →

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