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Founded by William B. Rice in 1866.1
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Rice & Hutchins, Inc. was a shoe manufacturing and wholesaling company based in Boston, Massachusetts begun as a partnership in 1866, and later incorporated in 1892.2 It was founded by William B. Rice.1 It ceased to exist in 1929.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rice & Hutchins, Inc. was a shoe manufacturing and wholesaling company based in Boston, Massachusetts begun as a partnership in 1866, and later incorporated in 1892.2
Founded by William B. Rice in 1866.1
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