=SOLD= 2697:: 1890s Wood Shipping Box, Monkey Brand, Two Dozen No.1 COVE Oysters, by William FAIT Co, of BALTIMORE, Maryland.

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1890s Wood Shipping Box Monkey Brand Oysters by William FAIT Co of BALTIMORE, Maryland.
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Advertising at its best, this is a rare wooden freight box from the 1890s when everything went either by rail or steamer. Two Dozen No.1 Oysters.
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William Fait was born in Baltimore to German parents, John (Bavaria) and Emelia (Saxony) who had immigrated a few years prior to his birth. He went to school at the Professor Knapp’s Institute. At the age of 14 he entered Professor Lozier’s Business College and at the age of 15 went to work in a cannery. He was successful by the time he was 25. He married Louisa Hehl and together they had two daughters (Louise and May) and one son (William). The family lived on Patterson Park Avenue. He decided to go into the canning business himself and in 1882 opened the firm of Fait & Winebrenner, which was located on Aliceanna Street. This firm was replaced in 1892 by Fait & Slagle. The William Fait Company prospered. Some of his specialty delicacies were softshell crabs and oysters. He sold not only in Maryland, but also Kansas City, Chicago, and Denver. There were special packing guidelines, which William’s company could follow in their vast Canton cannery. The softshell crabs were gently sauteed in butter and put in an oval tin, four to a tin, which were sold for two dollars a dozen. His canning factory was the largest in Maryland, in size, scope and production. It was then located at Boston Street and Patuxent Street (now Linwood). The buildings took an entire block and over 600 people were employed there at one time. When the Eastern Shore canneries became the mega industry in the area, he closed his doors and turned his attention to the motion picture business. He operated two theaters in downtown Baltimore, the Red Moon and the Lubin. His other interests included a bank director, insurance executive and active in politics and civic affairs. He returned to the canning business but shortly after the onset of WWI, he retired and moved to Springfield, Ohio. He died there June 24, 1931. He does have a street named after him, Fait Avenue.
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Dimensions: 9.5″ x 12.5″ x 9.25″
Weighs: 76 oz
Very Good
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