Dresser, McLellan & Co., Portland, Maine

Aurin L. Dresser (1838-1884) was a native of Brunswick, Maine. Before becoming involved with Mclellan he was a named partner in two other Portland, Maine firm: Carter and Dresser and then in 1869 Dresser and Ayer. This latter firm was in business until at least 1873.

Thomas Bird Mosher married Dresser's daughter and in 1871 was associated with the Dresser, McLellan & Co. This firm went out of business in the late summer of 1880.

Here is an advertising cover for this company.

Thereafter McLellan, Dresser and Mosher were involved with new firms. Dresser started up Aurin L. Dresser and Co. in 1882. In 1883 Chas. C. Brown bought the stock of Aurin L. Dresser and continued to use that firm name until July, 1883

Mosher went into business with Reuel T. McLellan in 1882. This new firm, McLellan, Mosher and Co. dissolved in 1889.

Only one juvenile series was published by any of these firms. Dresser, McLellan & Co. printed the Forest City Series.

Forest City Series by Mary S. Deering

1. Average Boy's Vacation 1876
2. Phil, Bob and Louis; or, The Haps and Mishaps of Three Average Boys 1878

Cloth. Various colors seen. Black line drawn decorative cover pattern. Gilt spine lettering. 7" x 4.75". $1.00
(The first edition of Volume 1 notes no edition number on the title page. The second edition states "second edition".)