Royal Worcester Corset Company
- Royal Worcester Corset Company
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Royal Worcester Corset Company
Subject
factories, businesses
Description
The photo is of the employees and officers gathered on the front grasses in front of the Royal Worcester Corset Company factory. David Hale Fanning, founder of the Royal Worcester Corset Company, opened the doors in 1861, located at 45 Grand Street. He claimed his to be one of the largest single mills, selling internationally, along with being the largest employer of female workers in the entire United States. The factory closed in 1949. The building is now an apartment building called the Royal Worcester Apartments.
Creator
Worcester Board of Trade
Source
Worcester Illustrated Magazine, October 1910
Publisher
Worcester Board of Trade
Date
October 1910
Contributor
Alexandra Doherty
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Worcester Board of Trade, "Royal Worcester Corset Company ," in Digital Worcester, Item #198, http://www.digitalworcester.org/items/show/198 (accessed July 30, 2010).