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Sources & research leads · June 28, 2014

Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture winds down after 88 years

Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture

Owner Cary Benjamin and employee Mike Mazur were photographed during the closing sale. Another photograph shows going-out-of-business banners.

Evidence, credit & reuse: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Both distinct photo captions verified; image files not exposed in the accessible page. The 88-year count includes the earlier perfume business, not 88 years solely of furniture retail. Reuse: permission_required: Hearst copyright/reprints link; no open photo license found.

Source: Mark Zaretsky; photographs credited Mark Zaretsky/New Haven Register / New Haven Register

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Silent Grounds Collective, Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture, SGC-ED079, ED-N-carroll-04, “Carroll Cut-Rate Furniture winds down after 88 years.” Source: Mark Zaretsky; photographs credited Mark Zaretsky/New Haven Register / New Haven Register. https://www.nhregister.com/business/article/Carroll-Cut-Rate-Furniture-winds-down-after-88-11375724.php. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-12.

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