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[[Image:P1000377.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Coffee canister sold by the McFadden Coffee and Spice Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | [[Image:P1000377.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Coffee canister sold by the McFadden Coffee and Spice Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:imp281.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Advertisement from 1926. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]] | ||
MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY. Local spice mill. Established in 1886, the company was developed by the McFadden family in association with J. A. McKinley who took no active role in the operation of the firm. Among the company's products were coffee, cinnamon, pepper, and ground cassia. Stiff competition and no buyer for the company led to its closing in 1941. | MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY. Local spice mill. Established in 1886, the company was developed by the McFadden family in association with J. A. McKinley who took no active role in the operation of the firm. Among the company's products were coffee, cinnamon, pepper, and ground cassia. Stiff competition and no buyer for the company led to its closing in 1941. | ||
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Revision as of 02:31, 28 January 2009
MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY. Local spice mill. Established in 1886, the company was developed by the McFadden family in association with J. A. McKinley who took no active role in the operation of the firm. Among the company's products were coffee, cinnamon, pepper, and ground cassia. Stiff competition and no buyer for the company led to its closing in 1941.