Item 98644 - Hiram Chase & Son, Belfast, ca. 1895, ca. 1895
- Item 98644 - Hiram Chase & Son, Belfast, ca. 1895, ca. 1895
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- Item 98644
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Image Info Hiram Chase and Son was located on upper Main Street in Belfast for many years selling watches, jewelry, silverware and musical instruments.
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Chase's father, Timothy, established the the business at this location in 1826 and was a gunsmith and clockmaker.
In 1861, Hiram Chase was appointed by Abraham Lincoln to be Belfast Postmaster, a position he held throughout the war years.
From left are Fred T. Chase, Hiram Chase and Edgar M. Hall
