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      Vintage Artifact: Runnemede Apiaries

      July 11, 2016 By Katie Shepard 1 Comment

      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet - front
      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet – front
      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet - inside
      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet – inside
      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet - back
      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet – back

      Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. This time it is an old artifact!

      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet - front
      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet – front (Source: Geo Davis via Rosslyn Redux)

      The front of the pamphlet reads: “Runnemede Apiaries, Essex, New York. Ingersoll D. Townsend, Owner.”

      Have you ever heard of this business? What can you tell us about it and the owner? Do you know when it was in operation?

      Here’s what we already heard from the community:

      Lorraine Townsend Faherty: Is this the same Dr Townsend who owned Shumway House?

      We’re unsure if this is the same Townsend who lived in the Shumway House at some point. Although I believe it may be the same.

      I found reference to a “Ingersoll Day Townsend (1895-1982)” on an online heritage website, and although it did not mention him residing in Essex at any point I found another reference (from All My Houses a Memoir) to a man of the same name with the same wife, Sarah “Sally” Carter, who did live in Essex. So I believe it to be the same person. This couple lived in Hyde Gate aka Rosslyn and then moved to the “Stone House” which could be the Shumway House.

      Do you know what type of business Runnemede Apiaries was? The rest of the pamphlet makes it clear that it was beekeeping and honey-harvesting. The pamphlet is a price list that I believe Runnemede Apiaries must have submitted to local stores or interested buyers.

      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet - inside
      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet – inside (Source: Geo Davis via Rosslyn Redux)

      You can enlarge the images by clicking on them to read what they say, or you can see below a copy of what the text says on each page, including a description of the product and full price list of the different varieties of honey Runnemede Apiaries produced.

      [INSIDE]

      (PAGE 1)

      Runnemede Apiaries take pleasure in submitting a price list to their products for the season.

      The actual inverted nectar as it comes from the flowers cannot, of course, be improved upon, but the methods used in handling the honey after it has left the hives often impairs the product quite as much as would its actual adulteration. We have therefore set ourselves to produce in such a manner that doctors may recommend our product to their patients.

      Honey, is stored in a warm, dry place, will keep indefinitely. We therefore recommend buying the case for the sake of economy.

      Further; may we place ourselves absolutely at your disposal as regards information about the bees and their products. Our apiaries and workshops are always open for your thorough inspection.

      (PAGE 2)

      Price List

      COMB HONEY

      Early White …….Per 24-lb. case $8.40

      Per lb. ……………….. .40

      Amber ……………Same as Early White

      We do not produce Buckwheat Comb Honey

      EXTRACTED HONEY

      Early White ….. Per 12-lb. case……………………….4.00

      Per 10-lb. pail…………………………3.25

      Per 5-lb. pail……………………………1.65

      Per lb. ……………………………………. .35

      Per 2-oz. jar…………………………..   .10

      Amber ……………Same as Early White

      Buckwheat ……. Per 12-lb. case……………………….3.40

      Per 10-lb. pail…………………………2.75

      Per 5-lb. pail……………………………1.40

      Per lb. ……………………………………. .30

      Per 2-oz. jar…………………………..   .07

      (Comb Honey will not be shipped to any point between November 1st and April 1st)

      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet - back
      Runnemede Apiaries Pamphlet – back (Source: Geo Davis via Rosslyn Redux)
      [BACK SIDE]

      Wholesale Prices

      COMB HONEY

      Early White

      Per 192-lb. crate………………..$36.48

      Per 48-lb. crate………………..13.00

      Amber

      Same prices as Early White

      EXTRACTED HONEY

      Early White

      Per two 60-lb. cans………………..14.40

      Per 24-lb. case…………………………6.10

      Per six 10-lb. pails………………….12.00

      Per twelve 5-lb. pails………………12.24

      Per twelve 2-oz. jars…………………   .90

      Amber

      Same prices as Early White

      Buckwheat

      Per two 60-lb. cans………………..12.00

      Per 24-lb. case…………………………4.70

      Per six 10-lb. pails……………………9.00

      Per twelve 5-lb. pails……………….9.24

      Per twelve 2-oz. jars…………………   .66

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      Filed Under: Business, Heritage Tagged With: bees, honey, Ingersoll D. Townsend, Ingersoll Townsend, Runnemede Apiaries, Vintage Essex Trivia

      About Katie Shepard

      Passionate about reading and writing stories, Katie Shepard enjoys discovering more about her home while writing and editing for Essex on Lake Champlain. Katie graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2011 where she studied English literature, philosophy, and Asian studies. Her first book Essex, New York Architecture: A Doodler's Field Guide was published in 2015. Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, or at Linked.in. Or email her at katie [@] essexeditions [dot] com.

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      1. Brendan Amoruso says

        January 20, 2021 at 1:27 pm

        Katie,

        Ingersoll Day Townsend was the original owner of my grandmas house in 80 Cove road, Oyster Bay, Ny.
        I have many historical photos of him and most recently discovered his high school eyarbook photo from the Hoosac school in 1913. His daughter was Sally Carter and his son was Robert Cooper (named after his late father who built the house in Oyster bay).
        We just sold the hosue this past fall, and I know much of the hsitory surrounding this branch of the Townsend family.

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