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Belknap, Johnson & Powell
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| Name | Belknap, Johnson & Powell |
| Ortssitz | Philadelphia (Penns.) |
| Straße | Chestnut Street 617 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Schirmfabrik |
| Quellenangaben | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 177] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 01.10.1880 |
Gründung |
| 1888 |
Dem Gebäude Chestnut Street 619 werden zwei Geschosse hinzugefügt |
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ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Schirme |
1880 |
Beginn |
1891 |
[Philadelphia] |
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| ZEIT | 1891 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | The extensive umbrella and parasol manufactory of Belknap, Johnson & Powell, composed of Wills H. Belknap of New York,
George K. Johnson of Philadelphia, and Webster C. Powell of Brooklyn, N. Y., began business on October 1, 1880, they having from boyhood been connected with the well known house of William A. Drown & Co. Mr. Belknap and Mr. Powell for many years as partners and Mr. Johnson as buyer and general manager of the manufactory. Shortly after the death of Mr. W. A. Drown, Sr. they withdrew from the old house and organized this business with ample capital, locating in one of the buildings they still occupy No. 617 Chestnut street. The business was so successful from the start (the result of the first year's sales being over a quarter of a million dollars) that they were compelled to enlarge their quarters
by adding an additional floor space to the factory andagain in three years were forced to add another room, cutting through the wall to the top floor of No. 619 Chestnut street. With their constantly increasing business this was found
insufficient and in 1888 they added the two remaining floors of No. 619, which then gave them all the upper rooms of Nos. 617 and 619 Chestnut street, which has so far met the wants of the business, and has accommodation for four hundred employees. The business has had a continuous and uninterrupted growth, the firm having from the beginning devoted especial attention to making good umbrellas and parasols only, and claim to sell the best goods that can be made for the price. The bulk of the business is in fine goods which take first rank in style and quality. This house has grown to be one of the leading and largest umbrella and parasol manufactories in America. Mr. Johnson lives in Philadelphia, and manages the factory and Philadelphia business while Messrs. Belknap and Powell attend to the New York business which is now very large. They organized the New York business in 1880, at the same time they commenced in Philadelphia, locating at Xos. 64 and 66 Lispenard street, which soon proving too small, they added rooms for storage; in the year 1889, they were compelled to seek larger quarters, moving to the handsome rooms Nos. 428, 430 and 432 Broadway, with a large "L" on Howard street, which they now occupy. The firm's business extends to every State in the Union, Mr. Johnson was born in Bucks county, Pa., he is a member of the Board of Trade and Trustee of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. |
| QUELLE | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 177] |
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