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quoted from Curtis Packaging website: The Berkshire Factory was founded in 1845 by Samuel Curtis to manufacture fancy combs and buttons on the same property in Sandy Hook, Connecticut that the company occupies today. In 1870, Sam Curtis acquired sole interest in the business and later was joined by his son, Henry Gould Curtis. The delicate buttons and combs needed to ship in special rigid boxes. Henry Curtis found it more efficient to construct the boxes on site. In the late 19th Century, S. Curtis and Son began manufacturing two-piece rigid boxes. As the fancy buttons and combs went out of fashion, the packaging business flourished. During the early 1900s, Sam’s grandson William emphasized the production of packaging. By 1920, Curtis exclusively concentrated on designing, printing, and converting folding cartons. In 1950 William’s son Nelson assumed the presidency, launching an era in which Curtis emerged as an innovative leader in custom packaging. Nelson Curtis sold the business to five of its executives in 1980.
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19th c. block with modern additions
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Leo F. Caproni may have designed an addition prior to 1942 (Leo F. Caproni, "Industrial Buildings" 1942 booklet).
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the early structure is enclosed amid later additions
overall complex is at NEC of Toddy Hill Road and Turnberry Lane south of Bershire Road
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