Butterbox Shop
Title
Butterbox Shop
Description
At the corner of School Street (Depot Road) and Gilman Road was the Butterbox Shop, where cooper Eli Edson made butterboxes and other items. In 1895 he sold the shop to Eldred Pitkin and Mark Mears. Mears eventually sold his share to James Bouldry with Pitkin becoming the sole owner in 1922.
The belt-driven machinery was operated by power from a small wooden dam on the Winooski River somewhat above the site. The property was sold to Vaughn Gilman in 1948, and the buildings were razed. Eldred (String) Pitkin is standing second from left. Note the display of butterboxes in front of him.
The belt-driven machinery was operated by power from a small wooden dam on the Winooski River somewhat above the site. The property was sold to Vaughn Gilman in 1948, and the buildings were razed. Eldred (String) Pitkin is standing second from left. Note the display of butterboxes in front of him.
Date
late 1890s
Source
Marshfield Historical Society Picture File
Identifier
2020_B_01_butterboxshop.jpg
Format
Black-and-white photograph
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only.
Repository
Marshfield Historical Society, Old Schoolhouse Common, 121 School St. Marshfield, VT 05658
Collection
Citation
“Butterbox Shop,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed April 19, 2025, https://digitalvermont.org/MarshfieldStoryProject/2020_B_01_butterboxshop.jpg.
