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A Window on the Past – William V. Benson, a pioneer in trawling for lobsters

In last week’s column, we mentioned how George Kern had partnered up with local lobsterman William V. Benson in his seafood business in the former South Portland Shipyard. Let’s take a closer look at Benson and his company known as Benson Lobster. William Valentine Benson was born in 1917 in Southwest Harbor. His father Peter […] ....

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A Window on the Past – Charles Forster and the Forster Manufacturing Company

Forster Manufacturing Company, Inc. operated a clothespin assembly plant in South Portland from 1947 to 1956. Let’s take a look at this old Maine company and its founder who appears to have had a habit of spreading misinformation in an attempt to protect his trade secrets. Charles Forster is credited with creating the manufactured toothpick […] ....

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