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From Machine Shop to President
Charles C. Jones entered the employment of the Sandwich Manufacturing Company in 1877, beginning in the machine shops during the company’s period of rapid expansion. Over the course of more than fifty years, he rose steadily through the ranks, serving as Secretary and Treasurer before eventually becoming President of the firm.
By the early twentieth century, Jones was among the principal industrial leaders of Sandwich. Corporate letterhead from 1912 and 1928 lists him among the company’s executive officers, and a 1930 account notes his retirement after fifty-two years of continuous service — having advanced “from a job running a drill in the machine shop to the chief executive position.”
Jones’ interests extended beyond the factory walls. In June of 1886, at the first shoot of the Sandwich Gun Club near Davis Lane, he recorded the high score among competitors, reflecting his involvement in the town’s early sporting and social life. The club would go on to be recognized as one of the oldest in the state.
In 1912, Jones purchased the Rohrer residence, described in the local press as one of the finest homes in Sandwich. The brick house, originally constructed years earlier by James Culver at a cost of nearly $10,000, occupied a full city block and offered nearly unobstructed views in every direction. Under Jones’ ownership, the home became associated with Sandwich’s industrial leadership during the height of the city’s manufacturing era.
Charles C. Jones represents the generation that carried Sandwich from its mercantile beginnings into sustained industrial maturity.
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