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Brewster & Company was an American custom carriage and motorcar coachbuilder. James Brewster established the company in 1810 which operated for approximately 130 years. Brewster got its start in New Haven, Connecticut, and quickly gained a reputation for producing the best carriages in the country. In 1827, he set his shop at 52 Broad Street in ...
The Sessions Clock Company ("Sessions") was one of several notable American clock companies centered in Connecticut.Sessions and its predecessor (E.N. Welch Company), along with the E. Ingraham Company, the Ansonia Clock Company, the New Haven Clock Company, the Seth Thomas Clock Company, the William L. Gilbert Clock Company, and the Waterbury Clock Company collectively produced most of the ...
The Locomobile Company of America was founded in 1899, the name coined from "locomotive" and "automobile". John B. Walker, editor and publisher of Cosmopolitan, bought the plans for an early steam-powered vehicle produced by Francis and Freelan Stanley for a price they could not resist, US$ 250,000 (equivalent to $9,156,000 in 2023).
Jonathan XIII was a rambunctious pup born in Hartstown PA. [15] After being selected to carry on the tradition of the UConn Husky, he received training at Connecticut K-9 and Behavioral Services in Watertown, CT. [15] Jonathan XIII made his debut March 9, 2008, and helped guide the men to victory over Cincinnati.
Website. www.lakecompounce.com. Lake Compounce is an amusement park located in Bristol and Southington, Connecticut. Opened in 1846, it is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States. [1][2] It spans 365 acres (148 ha), which includes a beach and a water park called Crocodile Cove, both included in the price of ...
Coleco Industries, Inc. Coleco Industries, Inc. (/ kəˈliːkoʊ / kə-LEE-koh) was an American company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as The Connecticut Leather Company. [3][4] It was a successful toy company in the 1980s, mass-producing versions of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and its video game consoles, the Coleco Telstar dedicated ...
The U.S. state of Connecticut first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1903. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1905, when the state began to issue plates. [1] Since then, Connecticut has used a variety of license plate designs, and has issued different designs for passenger, non-passenger ...
Website. ct-trolley.org. The Connecticut Trolley Museum, also known as the Warehouse Point Trolley Museum, [1][2] is the oldest incorporated museum dedicated to electric railroading in the United States. [3] Founded in October 1940, the museum is located in East Windsor, Connecticut and is open to the public April through December.