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Fader's has been a tobacconist in Maryland since 1891, founded by Abraham Fader. | Fader's has been a tobacconist in Maryland since 1891, founded by Abraham Fader. | ||
[[File:Faders08.jpg|thumb|Shop compilation, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Abraham died in 1934 and the business was taken over by Ira B. Fader, his son, until his eventual death in 1959. At that point Ira "Bill" Fader took over and ran the shop for decades himself. It was Bill Fader who first expanded the store, opening the Towson, Maryland location as the second in the chain in 1965. | [[File:Faders08.jpg|thumb|Shop compilation, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Faders Ad.jpg|thumb|Fader's Ad featuring a [[Comoy's]] set at a cost of $10K, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Abraham died in 1934 and the business was taken over by Ira B. Fader, his son, until his eventual death in 1959. At that point Ira "Bill" Fader took over and ran the shop for decades himself. It was Bill Fader who first expanded the store, opening the Towson, Maryland location as the second in the chain in 1965. | ||
Sadly, in 1998, this 107 year long family business was passed on not to a fourth generation, but to AFADCO Corporation of Baltimore, a cigar and tobacco retailer, which merged with Lancaster Venture and changed the name of the concern to Fader's. Bill Fader continued to work as a tobacconist and as the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America, of which he was the executive director. | Sadly, in 1998, this 107 year long family business was passed on not to a fourth generation, but to AFADCO Corporation of Baltimore, a cigar and tobacco retailer, which merged with Lancaster Venture and changed the name of the concern to Fader's. Bill Fader continued to work as a tobacconist and as the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America, of which he was the executive director. | ||