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White Corbin Div. U.S. Envelope Co., Rockville, Conn.
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WHITE, CORBIN & CO.
White, Corbin & Co., now one of the divisions of the United States Envelope Company, was established by the late Cyrus White and the late Lewis A. Corbin, pioneer envelope makers of the country. They commenced in 1855 in a small way, manufacturing envelopes in a frame building 83x39 feet, which they erected. The Puffer machine, capable of turning out 10,000 envelopes a day, which was considered a wonderful output, was
used. The business in those days amounted to about $8,000 per annum. Today a business of $600,000 yearly is done and the machines produce 2,000,000 envelopes per day.
The late William H. Prescott, whose services as bookkeeper and accountant had made him indispensable to the firm, was admitted to partnership in 1866, the firm's name becoming
White, Corbin & Co. Under the skillful guidance of Mr. Prescott, following the retirement of Mr. White in 1870, the business enjoyed a period of wonderful expansion, until in 1881 it had
assumed such proportions that it was imperative that the company should have more room. The Florence Mill, at that time one of the largest and finest plants in Rockville, was purchased,
and later enlarged by additions to accommodate the increasing business.
In 1900 White, Corbin & Co. became one of the divisions of the United States Envelope Company, the late W. H. Prescott, who had been actively identified with the local company and who had a genius for doing business that made him a recognized leader in the industrial world, became a director in 1898 and at the time of his death in 1908 he was a member of the executive committee of the United States Envelope Company.
Frank Keeney is the present agent of the White, Corbin & Co. plant and E. H. Woodford is the superintendent. The plant gives employment to 200 operatives.
A CENTURY OF Vernon, Connecticut 1808—1908
PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SPECIAL HISTORICAL COMMITTEE.
ROCKVILLE, CONN.
PRESS OF T. F. RADY & COMPANY
JAN. 1911
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
White Corbin Div. U.S. Envelope Co., Rockville, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org
WHITE, CORBIN & CO.
White, Corbin & Co., now one of the divisions of the United States Envelope Company, was established by the late Cyrus White and the late Lewis A. Corbin, pioneer envelope makers of the country. They commenced in 1855 in a small way, manufacturing envelopes in a frame building 83x39 feet, which they erected. The Puffer machine, capable of turning out 10,000 envelopes a day, which was considered a wonderful output, was
used. The business in those days amounted to about $8,000 per annum. Today a business of $600,000 yearly is done and the machines produce 2,000,000 envelopes per day.
The late William H. Prescott, whose services as bookkeeper and accountant had made him indispensable to the firm, was admitted to partnership in 1866, the firm's name becoming
White, Corbin & Co. Under the skillful guidance of Mr. Prescott, following the retirement of Mr. White in 1870, the business enjoyed a period of wonderful expansion, until in 1881 it had
assumed such proportions that it was imperative that the company should have more room. The Florence Mill, at that time one of the largest and finest plants in Rockville, was purchased,
and later enlarged by additions to accommodate the increasing business.
In 1900 White, Corbin & Co. became one of the divisions of the United States Envelope Company, the late W. H. Prescott, who had been actively identified with the local company and who had a genius for doing business that made him a recognized leader in the industrial world, became a director in 1898 and at the time of his death in 1908 he was a member of the executive committee of the United States Envelope Company.
Frank Keeney is the present agent of the White, Corbin & Co. plant and E. H. Woodford is the superintendent. The plant gives employment to 200 operatives.
A CENTURY OF Vernon, Connecticut 1808—1908
PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SPECIAL HISTORICAL COMMITTEE.
ROCKVILLE, CONN.
PRESS OF T. F. RADY & COMPANY
JAN. 1911
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
