Keywords: toothpicks
Item 67001
Box of World's Fair Round toothpicks, Strong, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Strong Media: Toothpicks in cardboard box
Item 59554
Charles Forster's Toothpick Mill, Strong, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: 1897–1996 Location: Strong Media: Cabinet photograph
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong
"… By the 1940s Strong was known as “The Largest Toothpick Center in the World,” due to the vision of Charles Forster, inventor of the machinery to…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong
"Forster Manufacturing Co. Forster's Toothpick MillStrong Historical Society Charles Forster of Boston developed a machine to mass-produce…"
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Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine