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Revision as of 19:35, 13 March 2011
MCFADDEN COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY. Local spice mill. Established in 1886, the company at 64-68 Main was developed by the McFadden family in association with J. A. McKinley who took no active role in the operation of the firm. Among the company's products were coffee, cinnamon, pepper, and ground cassia.
Between 1893 and 1894, Joseph F. McFadden joined the business and the company relocated to 72-78 South Main. Tea was one of the major products imported to the Port of Dubuque, and McFadden's had a major part of the business. One "Bond for Examination of Imported Tea" showed 332 packages of Japanese tea weighing 26,390 pounds. The customs duty at ten cents per pound totaled $2,639.
Stiff competition and no buyer for the company led to its closing in 1941.
[[Image:mctc-2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Reverse of trade card.The nonprofit educational use of this image is allowed by U.S. copyright law. eBay, 3/13/2011]
