| MS 096 | |
| AUTHOR : | Forry and Markle Cigar Manufacturers' |
| TITLE : | Forry and Markle Cigar Manufacturers' Business Records |
| DATES : | 1885-1899 |
| SIZE : | 7 volumes (30 pages); 18 1/4 x 12 inches and 1 volume (28 pages); 15 x 14 inches |
| ARRANGEMENT : | Ledgers; Chronological arrangement. |
| HISTORY : | The Forry and Markle Cigar Manufacturers operated in Hanover, Pennsylvania during the last quarter of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century. The company was believed to have been owned by M. F. Ferry, and the brothers Francis and Curvin M. Markle. The business ceased operations sometime during the first decade of the 20th century. |
| CONTENTS: | Contains the revenue records of the Forry and Markle Cigar Manufacturers' of Hanover, Pennsylvania from 1885 to 1899. Includes the daily amount of cigars, cheroots and cigarettes produced, the number of boxes sold and the names of customers. |
| SUBJECTS : | Cigar industry -- Pennsylvania
-- Hanover. Cigar makers -- Pennsylvania -- Hanover. Cigar tax -- Pennsylvania. Hanover (York County, Pennsylvania) -- History -- Sources. Cigar industry -- Pennsylvania -- York County. Cigar makers -- Pennsylvania -- York County. |