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Trymby, Hunt & Company
| Name | Trymby, Hunt & Company |
| Ortssitz | Philadelphia (Penns.) |
| Straße | Market Street 1219-1221 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Handelshaus |
| Quellenangaben | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 166] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1864 |
Gründung durch E. D. Trymby |
| 1882 |
Eintritt von W. E. Hunt als Teilhaber |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Handel mit Wohnungseinrichtungen |
1864 |
Beginn |
1891 |
[Philadelphia] |
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| ZEIT | 1891 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Trymby, Hunt & Company, Manufacturers, Importers, and Decorators, have one of the most attractive establishments devoted to these purposes in the city. The firm consists of E. D. Trymby, W. E. Hunt, and L. D. Williamson. The ware-rooms, offices and sales-rooms, 1219 and 1221 Market street, make up altogether one of the handsomest establishments of the kind in Philadelphia. The building is seven stories in height, constructed of iron to the second
floor, and the five additional stories are of pressed brick with brown stone trimmings. The rooms from the basement up are extraordinarily large, and each floor is adapted to the display of special makes of furniture, etc. Their chief business as manufacturers, importers, designers, and interior decorators, is in furniture and curtains, upholstery,
wood mantels, art novelties, and interior wood-work. One of the most important features are the beautiful side-tables,
lamps, stands for artistic tea-kettles, etc. The firm deals heavily in all kinds of covered furniture, and in this particular they carry the largest made-up stock to be found in the city. Every article is fully guaranteed to be as represented, and in proof of their endeavors the sales have constantly grown until those of the present year are greatly in excess of any previous length of time since the firm began business. The firm have their own designers,
and sketches for ordered goods may be examined before the contract is concluded. The business was established in 1864 by E. D. Trymby. In 1882 Mr. W. E. Hunt became a partner. Employment is regularly given to 150 skilled hands. The large factory of the firm is located at Twelfth and Hamilton streets, Philadelphia, and in addition to their original designs there worked upon they have special agents throughout Europe to send them sketches of the latest novelties of Paris, Berlin, etc. Nothing, indeed, in the way of art furniture can be developed in Europe of which this firm is not quickly informed. Whenever they find it required, workmen skilled in any particular branch of their business who cannot be obtained in this country are at once sent for to Europe. The increasing business of this house shows the steadily increasing taste in all that goes to make home beautiful among the people of the United States. A handsome carved wood mantel, a beautiful lamp, cannot be bought very cheaply, but nevertheless the sales of these articles and articles of the same character by this firm are enormous. |
| QUELLE | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 166] |
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