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Chauncey Wing & Sons

ByEd Gregory

Chauncey Wings Sons Inc. was founded in 1896. The location is 78 Pierce St. in Greenfield. MA. Makers of the famous “Wing Mailer”.

The forge located on Pierce Street in Greenfield, MA.

Opportunity for a neat retro-trip to view the works of a once—and long-time—local manufacturer is now available via the Montague Historical Society; Western MA History Collective. Take a gander at a few pics here in the website then visit the entire collection in the digital repository database.

These Wing Pierce Street photos are in a series of three galleries. They are directly available with these links: Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Gallery 3

Forge interior.
The Machine Shop located on Pierce Street in Greenfield, MA.
The Machine Shop located on Pierce Street in Greenfield, MA.

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