The Oneida Community was a perfectionist religious communal society founded by John Humphrey Noyes and his followers in 1848 near Oneida, New York.

  • bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    5 个月前

    The Oneida Community dissolved in 1881, converting itself to a joint-stock company. This eventually became the silverware company Oneida Limited, one of the largest in the world.

    Kinda unexpected end

    • Cheradenine@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      5 个月前

      Yeah, that was very surprising. We had that stuff growing up and it was in a few restaurants I worked in.

      Weird religious group, invents a new kind of leg hold trap, lets women have autonomy (mostly), pioneers Edging, promotes eugenics, becomes the largest cutlery company in the u.s.