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Dexter-Russell 33 e newly formed company had been operating out of a factory on Marcy Street when the merger occurred, but in 1934 moved to the former Hamilton Woolen Mills building on River Street. e Russell Company maintained some of its operations in Turners Falls until 1936 when a hurricane and flood caused extensive damage to the site. Twelve feet of water, sand, salt, sludge and other debris filled the yard and ground floor of the buildings. After cleanup that dragged on for six weeks, the building was deemed unusable and management decided to move all operations to Southbridge in 1938. After the union of Harrington and Russell, the company's profits and successes rode the tide of the national economic climate, experiencing the usual ups and downs. Russell-Harrington continued to invest in new machinery and equipment and added a few new product lines to its portfolio. Leadership remained largely in the hands of the Southbridge Investment Company with Ira Mosher serving as chairman of the board; Joseph Gallery, president; Harold N. Smith, treasurer; Arthur C. Cedarholm, clerk; Elmer Weldon Schumacher and Harry C. Roy, directors. Russell-Harrington products continued to find their way into many American homes, both average and some quite notable. In 1925, during a visit to Washington, DC and the surrounding area, a tourist noted a knife with a green handle on display in George Washington's house at Mount Vernon. e label on the knife read: "e first table knife made in America, manufactured in Greenfield, Massachusetts in the year 1834." e Red Cross Building in Washington also featured Russell's one-arm knife and the house in which Abraham Lincoln died displayed "a Russell forged medium table knife with black rubber handle, Russell Catalogue #117, which was used in applying plastic to Lincoln's wound." In 1960, a deluxe carving set graced the anksgiving table at the White House. Dwight D. Eisenhower reportedly had some difficulty carving the holiday turkey the year before. Russell-Harrington learned of the issue and sent one of its finest knives to ensure Mr. Eisenhower would get the job done successfully. n