Yard Stick Collection

Yard Stick Collection

A collection of 29 yard (measuring) sticks promoting various Maynard business:

A. E. Larkin - Painter and paperhanger, active in Town affairs and served as assessor.
Maynard Coal Co., Inc. - Stick used to measure oil depth
Grossman's
Gruber Bros.
Woolworth - F . W . Woolworth bought the A . Z . Lloyd 5 & 1 0 cent store on Main Street in 1 9 1 6 and remained in business at the same spot until January 2 9 , 1 9 9 2 .
Whitmac Furniture Company - Two local entrepreneurs, Werner Machold and Ralph Whitney began selling furniture at 161 Main Street. Later moved to the Reed Block on Nason Street. Louis
Imbimbo joined them for a while. Both Werner and
Ralph went into the service in World War Two. After the war they moved the business to Acton.
Digital
Peoples Supply Company (Hudson)
Lyman Oil Company (Hudson)
Erkkinen Buick Co. (Stow)
Grants
Maynard Ice & Oil Co.
Maynard Army & Navy Store
Prescott Paint Company
Wheeler's Rug Cleaners
Finest Supermarkets
Town Paint and Supply
Aubuchon Hardware
MacPherson's Hardware
Parker Hardware Co.

Frank Alto

Walter Larkin

Paul Boothroyd

2021.355

1999.853
1999.1294
1999.2997

1999.2998
1999.2999
1999.3000

1999.3001
1999.3002
1999.3003
1999.3004

Wood

Fair

SU4-1

Black Cardboard Tube