Massachusetts Bay Trading Company
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Boxborough, Massachusetts |
Key people | Owner-Amanda Light Founders- Bob and Beth Nilsson |
| Products | Retail |
| Website | www.massbaytrading.com |
Massachusetts Bay Trading Co, Inc., is an online retailer headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, selling New England products for event, corporate and personal gifting. It is an American electronic commerce company selling handmade gifts and general products that are made in the New England states. The company was established in 2002 by Bob and Beth Nilsson and is now owned by Amanda Light as of January 2025. The Massachusetts Bay Trading Company has been featured in multiple publications and television segments including the Boston Globe on April 6, 2007, Oprah Winfrey's O at Home magazine Winter 2006, Gourmet Magazine Winter 2006 gift guide, InStyle Magazine Fall 2007, NECN and WBZ TV Boston December 2025.
The store offers Museum of Bad Art merchandise, candies, hats, ornaments, MBTA items, custom tide clocks, soaps, handblown glass, stationery, Boston themed gifts and Boston artwork. Some of the unique items carried by MBTC include Spencer Peterman wooden spaulted bowls made from fallen trees replete with characteristic patterns formed by fungus inside the wood; Nantucket Lightship Baskets and hand-blown Limaj glass bowls; and handmade items like ornaments, dish cloths, hats and more.