Esther Allen Howland (I43147)
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| Birth | 17 August 1828  27 27 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Death of mother | 14 April 1860 (Age 31) Ester Allen (I43149) (Age 58) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death of father | 7 October 1882 (Age 54) Southworth A. Howland (I43148) (Age 82) - [Relationship Chart] |
| Death | 1908 (Age 80) |
| Universal Identifier | EFD4C680419AD446A2A58E274A37DDDA3223 |
| Last Change | 29 July 2006 - 20:11:27 |
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Esther Allen Howland was born in 1828 at 16 Summer Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. She was a pioneer in the American valentine manufacturing industry. It was after her graduation from Mount Holyoke College, in 1847, that she received her first English valentine. Fascinated with the idea of making similar valentines, she imported the necessary paper lace and floral decorations from England. She began taking orders for valentines, and was surprised to discover a demand for more than she could make by herself. She then recruited friends to assist her, and issued her first advertisement in a Worcester paper, The Daily Spy, on Feb. 5, 1850. The assembly line operation that began in her home eventually led to a thriving business grossing $100,000 annually. She retired in 1881, selling her business to the George C. Whitney Company. |
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