True & Blanchard Receipt, 1894

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], True & Blanchard Receipt, 1894, Ms2024-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
The True & Blanchard Receipt addressed to E. T. Goodnough is dated Febuary 26, 1894. The receipt includes a list of items and their prices bought over the course of a year, it records the payment date of April 16th.
Language:
The materials in this collections are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], True & Blanchard Receipt, 1894, Ms2024-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The True & Blanchard Receipt addressed to E. T. Goodnough is dated Febuary 26, 1894. The receipt includes a list of items and their prices bought over the course of a year, it records the payment date of April 16th.

Biographical / historical:

True & Blanchard Company began with William W. True opening a tin store in 1844; E. C. Blanchard joined the company in 1866. True & Blanchard expanded their business with increased stock and services, making the business a full-service hardware store. In 1894, the company was joined by J.R. Atkin. The business focused on maple sugaring tools and equipment and even created their own line of maple sugaring products. E. C. Blanchard left the company in 1906, but the company's name remained. True & Blanchard continued to expand, new facilities were acquired all over Newport, VT. Business was thriving and in 1919, W.W. True and J.R. Atkin sold their company to Vermont Farm Medicine Company of Bellow Falls, VT.

External Source:

Mattew Thomas, "Evaporator Company Histories: True & Blanchard – Monarch Evaporator", Maple Syrup History, Date Published January 5, 2019, https://maplesyruphistory.com/2019/01/05/evaporator-company-histories-true-blanchard-monarch-evaporator/, Date Accessed January 24, 2024.

Acquisition information:
The True Blanchard Receipt was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in December 2016.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the True & Blanchard Receipt was completed in January 2024.