The 1906 book identifies Factory H as the former C. Rogers & Bros. works, one part of the broader Meriden industry.
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Source: Charles Bancroft Gillespie and George Munson Curtis; Journal Publishing Co., Meriden; A Century of Meriden: The Silver City, part III; New York Public Library; digitized by Google; Internet Archive
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48 A CENTURV OF MliitlDEN. chased this company they, of course, ()btaiiH'<l control of C. Rogers & liros. of Meriden. Tlie old officers were: C. H. Rogers, president ; X. B. Rog- ers, vice-president ; Gilbert Rogers, treasurer ; Wilbur F. Rogers, secre- tary ; Dan Fellows Piatt, assistant treasurer. The directors were: Ar- thur Haldwin. N. B. Rogers, Gilbert bits. S, L, Barbour an<l (i, M. Cuni?. This board of directors subsequent- ly elected George H. Wilcox, presi- dent, and George M. Curtis, secretan* and treasurer. ^ The factory was then leased to iht International Silver Co.. and this com- pany then installed in it the business of Wni. Rogers Mfg. Co., and Rog:- K.XCTOKV 11. I M KUN.M lO.N AL .SIIA KK CO. (FUKMKKLV t . R( K.'.tKS Jt i;Ki).'^.. ) Rogers, Dan Fellows Piatt, Cephas B. Rogers, Wilbur F. Rogers and George F. Rogers. As soon as the International Silver Co. obtained control these officers and directors all resigned and a new board was elected consisting of ."^anmel Dodd. George II. Wilcox. George D. Munson. George Rockwell, C. H. Fib- ers Cutlery Co., of Hartford, as ha> alreadv been stated. THE CHARLES PARKER CO. The history of this large and diver- sified manufacturing concern up to within a comparatively few years wa>« the historv of its founder. Charlc Digitized by Google
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Silent Grounds Collective, Meriden Silver, SGC-MS-008, MS-002, “Factory H: formerly C. Rogers & Bros..” Source: Charles Bancroft Gillespie and George Munson Curtis; Journal Publishing Co., Meriden; A Century of Meriden: The Silver City, part III; New York Public Library; digitized by Google; Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_-zQWAAAAYAAJ/page/n1106/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.