S.S. Pierce

Compilation, courtesy Doug Valitchka

Overland Cigar box art, courtesy Doug Valitchka

In 1831 Samuel Stillman Pierce and his partner, Eldad Worcester, "started out by wholesaling provisions to the ships that crowded what was then a very busy Boston Harbor, but soon enough Pierce was bartering with ship captains, often exchanging his provisions for the delicacies they would bring to Boston from faraway ports. Pierce said, "I may not make money, but I shall make a reputation."

In 1910 S.S. Pierce purchased the OVERAND brand of cigars from John Gray & Co. and made it their house brand. Some pipes are branded as "OVERLAND PIPE".

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  S.S. Pierce & Co Importers and Grocers ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka