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Title
Job Collett Monument
Subject
Job Collett
Born May 26, 1825
Died July 26, 1894
Born May 26, 1825
Died July 26, 1894
Description
Job Collett was born on May 26, 1825, a native of Melksham, Wiltshire, England; the son of Thomas and Jane (Marks) Collett. The Collett family moved to Bangor, Maine around 1845. The Collett name first appears in the Bangor Maine City Directory in 1846 associated with the occupation of file cutter.
Following his death in August 1897, The Bangor Daily Whig & Courier ran a brief article stating: “The late Mr. Job Collett was a pioneer in this city in advertising by a cut of himself. Many of The Whig readers will remember the “ad” and the position it occupied for years at the head of the first column on the first page with the injunction, “Files! Files! Now is the time to sharpen up,” while below was a cut of M. Collett sitting at a file block in the act of cutting a file. He used this “ad” for years and became well known all over the State thereby.”
Following his death in August 1897, The Bangor Daily Whig & Courier ran a brief article stating: “The late Mr. Job Collett was a pioneer in this city in advertising by a cut of himself. Many of The Whig readers will remember the “ad” and the position it occupied for years at the head of the first column on the first page with the injunction, “Files! Files! Now is the time to sharpen up,” while below was a cut of M. Collett sitting at a file block in the act of cutting a file. He used this “ad” for years and became well known all over the State thereby.”
Creator
S.P. Bradbury & Sons
Publisher
[no text]
Date
Monument: ca. 1894
Photograph: 2010
Photograph: 2010
Contributor
Kimberly J. Sawtelle
Rights
© 2010 Kimberly J. Sawtelle. All rights reserved.
Relation
[no text]
Format
Granite
Language
English
Type
Classic Revival
Identifier
mhc_2010.15
Coverage
[no text]