ISSUE 176 - August 1, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Browsing the Web:
Bringing Proprietaries to Life
By John F. Dunn
First, from http://www.cliffhoyt.com/ewhoyt.htm we learn this about Hoyt & Co. and its founder.
“Eli Waite Hoyt was born in Alexandra, N.Y., on September 5, 1838. His parents moved to Lowell, Massachusetts, around 1846 when E. W. was about eight years old.… in 1851 at the age of 13 he initially worked in the apothecary shop of E. A. Staniels at the corner of Central and Middlesex Streets. By 1863, when Mr. Staniels died, he succeeded to the full business.
“The cologne which was to make the name Hoyt famous was first . . .
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