Mr Carr was one of our smart business men who owned and operated the coat shop, hiring women and men.

Men's coats were made here, mostly of summer weight material because they were worn by men working in hotels and summer places.

The coats came all cut out. The shop was equipped with power machines to sew the coats together. Each woman had a certain part to do. The pressing and ironing was all done by hand. The irons used were the old-fashioned kind which had to be heated on a coal stove. It took a long time to get them hot enough to press and iron properly.

When one hundred coats were ready, they were packed in a large carton and sent to New York.

The building was located at the corner of Main and Elm Streets which is now the site of R. A Dickinson's store.

Bicentennial Booklet 1962