▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁producing ▁buttons ▁and ▁d ried ▁co con ut , ▁among ▁a ▁divers ity ▁of ▁products . ▁ ▁The ▁site , ▁now ▁found ations ▁and ▁water ▁power ▁infrastr ucture ▁rem n ants , ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁M alt by ▁and ▁F ow ler ▁families ▁were ▁prominent ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁North ford ▁village ▁of ▁North ▁Bran ford . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁M alt by ▁F ow ler , ▁a ▁sc ion ▁of ▁both ▁families , ▁opened ▁a ▁factory ▁on ▁the ▁Farm ▁River , ▁which ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁buttons . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁F ow ler ▁and ▁his ▁relatives ▁Samuel ▁and ▁Julius ▁M alt by ▁began ▁manufact uring ▁tools ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁implements . ▁ ▁E . C . ▁M alt by , ▁Julius ' ▁son , ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁business ▁about ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁used ▁co con ut ▁shell s ▁in ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁lad les , ▁and ▁initially ▁disc arded ▁the ▁flesh ▁of ▁the ▁nut . ▁ ▁K itchen ▁experiment ation ▁produced ▁a ▁method ▁for ▁pres erving ▁the ▁flesh ▁by ▁des ic cation , ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁d ried ▁sh red ded ▁co con ut ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁factory . ▁ ▁The ▁M