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Article: Folding chairs for sale during Sandwich's 150th

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SANDWICH - Folding chairs from the late 1940s, used in the reserved section of the Sandwich Fair, are being sold, with proceeds going to the Sandwich Sesquicentennial Celebration.

The folding chairs were sponsored by local businesses, and the business names would be visible to the audience during Sandwich Fair grandstand performances. F.N. King and Son Monuments is one of the few businesses still operated by the same family. The Sandwich Floral Shop is still open, under several different owners over the years. Most businesses named on the chairs haven't existed for years, but often bring memories to longtime residents and descendants of owners. Other businesses who sponsored the chairs and ...

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