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Photography & Streographs
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Souvenir Postcard Cloutman Electric Light Plant
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Souvenir postcard Cloutman Electric Light Plant with divided back. Black and white souvenir postcard of the Cloutman Electric Light Plant Farmington, NH. Photo of the light plant is in center of the card embedded in a decorative bark like frame with a curled shaving at the top of the photo, in sepia brown. Postcard has footnote, bottom under photo, which says "Old Waldron Mill Farmington N.H" <br /><br />Postcard is inscribed in pencil via cursive along the curl and on the left side of the back, with the following two messages: <br /><br /><em>"The large building has been torn down to make the addition to Cloutman Shoe Shop. They are going to rebuild a better one."</em> <br /><br /><em>" I must say good night now Leatha 10-30 just go home from Union, Head over here from Boston tonight Look for me Saturday by 2 o' clock sure I may go to Toronto Canada on business by + bye hurry up and get well and come two I'll tell you about it Sat xx Orrie"</em><br /><br /> The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Orrie Mott East Rocchester<br /><br /> Size 3.5" x 5.5"<br /><br /> FHS-Kyle Leach
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Circa 1910
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1886 Farmington Gas Company Comes To Town-Historical Farmington By Twink Osgood
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An article in the August, 1986 Puddledock Press, about the Farmington Gas Company coming too Farmington in 1886. The piece is a "Historical Farmington" article written by Twink Osgood relaying and reflecting on this historical news. The story reads as follows:<br /><br /><p><em>Historical Farmington.....by Twink Osgood</em></p>
<p><em>FARMINGTON GAS COMPANY</em></p>
<p><em>April 1886. The Farmington Gas Co. has been recently formed here for</em><em>the introduction of gas into our dwellings, factories, stores and upon </em><em>our streets. A portion of the pipe has been ordered, work will begin</em><em>as soon as the frost is out of the ground.</em></p>
<p><em>August 1886. After a long delay, from various causes, operations fi-</em><em>nally began upon the gas works. A large force is at work and matters</em><em>are being pushed. The plant is located at the lower end of Hancock St.,</em><em>where the Company purchases a three acre strip. The work consists of </em><em>an office, 18'X 28', and adjoining is the retort house, 20' X 22'. Both </em><em>buildings are of brick, a story and a half high. In the rear will be a </em><em>gas holder, of circular from, 3^ feet in diameter.</em></p>
<p><em>September 1886. Dr. R. B. Foss & Co.'s Store was the first to be lit</em><em>with the new gas, and attracted a great deal of attention. During the</em><em>same evening, Emerson & Garland's Drug Store and Carleton & Bennett's</em><em>Clothing Store were illuminated with gas and gave excellent satisfac-</em><br /><em> tion.</em></p>
<p><em>April 1887. Mr. Averill is now in charge of our Gas Works. He built</em><em>the Gas Works in Concord more than thirty years ago and also at Gard-</em><em>iner, Maine. For many years, he has been in charge of the works in Do-</em><em>ver, N.H. We are indeed fortunate in having the service of such a man.</em></p>
<p><em>Within the next year our street lights, to the number of sixteen, will</em><em>be changed from kerosene to gas lights, and other lights will be added </em><em>as the gas mains are extended.</em></p>
<p><em>Wood is the fuel for operating the gas works and some of</em><br /><em> supplied the necessary means to keep the Works working.</em></p>
<p><em>In the fall of 1893, gas was put in the Drew Hosiery Mill (on theof the former Mooney's Mill) and more lights are being put in to</em><em>place the old lamps.</em><em>November 12, 1987. The</em><br /><em> las Light Co. is con- *</em><em>sidering running a</em><em>pipe from near the de-</em><em>pot to their gas house </em><em>to conduct oil through instead of trucking it.</em></p>
<p><em>February 10, 1899, The </em><em>new lamp in front of </em><em>Pythian Hall was piped </em><em>for gas this week. <br /></em></p>
<p><em>In the fall of 1903, a </em><em>change in the manu-facture of gas took </em><em>place. The Gas Co. </em><em>purchased gas generators </em><em>for making acetylene gas. These generators </em><em>were set up and after (continued next page)<br /><br /></em></p>
<p><em>Farmington Gas Co., continued</em></p>
<p><em>some arrangements were made at the plant, the making of new gas was be-</em><em>gun. Anyone using the new gas had to buy a new burner as the old ones </em><em>could not be used.</em></p>
<p><em>January 22, 190^. The Cloutman Electric Plant furnished its first e-</em><em>lectricity this week for use in the Cloutman factory and for lighting .</em><em>As late as April 190^, a new gas light was placed on the drinking foun-</em><em>tain on the Square.</em></p>
<p><em>Because of its convenience, efficiency and costs of electricity, the </em><em>use of gas came to be used less and less. In the spring of 1908, the</em><em>Farmington Gas Light Company wnet into recievership.</em></p>
<p><em>At Osgood Pharmacy today there is evidence of the use of gas for light-ing. If you look at the metal ceiling you can see a metal plate in thecenter of which is a rubber stopper that was used to plug the gas line. The stopper is covered with many coats of paints<br /><br /><br /></em>These photos are stored together. They are from different periods of time. Last pulled together for possible use in August 1986. <br /><br />FHS-Kyle Leach</p>
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Puddledock Press
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Puddledock Press
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1886
1886
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Farmington Gas Company
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Osgood
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