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Jay C. Wemple & Co.
| Name | Jay C. Wemple & Co. |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Broadway 537+539 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Blendladenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Fabrik in der Baltic Street und Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 157] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1834 |
Gründung |
| 03.1881 |
Umzug zum Broadway |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
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Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Blendläden |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
Manufacturers of Window-Shades and Shadings, and Importers of Hollands. |
| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | It is a matter of public interest, and one of congratulation, that the oldest established and most extensive house engaged in the manufacture of window shades and the importation of hollands in the United States, or in the world, is located in the metropolis. For the wonderful progress which has marked the trade in this line of staple necessaries, the public are very largely indebted to the old, yet ever active and enterprising concern of Jay C. Wemple & Co., which has throughout its existence of fifty years made the wants and requirements of the public a careful study, and ever in advance has introduced important improvements in textures, colors, etc. The business was established fifty years ago in Catherine Street, being permanently located in Pearl Street for twenty-five years, and giving evidence from the start of the true spirit of enterprise and energy which has maintained for it the pre-eminence in its branch of trade. In March, 1881, the firm finally removed to their present very eligible premises in the fine building Nos. .587 and 539 Broadway. Here they occupy seven floors, -the two upper floors being used for finishing, the dimensions of same being 40x200 feet, and which extend directly through from Broadway to Mercer Street, affording very fine floor space for the display of the firm's immense stock. Their factory is situated in the four-story building at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Baltic Street, in Brooklyn, which is fully fitted up with all the most approved machinery and modern appliances. When one realizes the absolute universal demand for these articles of necessity, it can readily be seen that vast practical experience coupled with the highest order of talent are requisite in the production of the various grades of goods called for by the different sections of the public, and nowhere else can jobbers, exporters and the trade generally fill their- orders with such reciprocal satisfaction as in the warerooms of Messrs. Jay C. Wemple & Co. They manufacture every description of plain and ornamental window shades from the best of hollands and other materials, and a prominent specialty of producing fine goods in a full line of fast oil colors for store windows, ranging from thirty-six inches up to the extreme width of one hundred and nine inches, thus being prepared to fill orders for the largest of modern show windows. They give steady employment to a large force of skilled hands and turn out a correspondingly large quantity of goods. Their factory is one of the beneficial industrial interests of this section and is in every respect the recognized representative of its class. Their large store is handsomely fitted with elegant offices and well arranged salesrooms and is a scene of busy activity, as beside the immense local and near-by trade, the firm sell to the leading dealers in every section of the United States, and require the services of from ten to twelve men upon the road. They also export to the various European centres of trade, South America, Canada, etc. They admittedly do the largest business of the kind in the world. The co-partners are Mr. Jay C. Wemple and Mr. D. C. Connell. The name of Wemple has long been honored and esteemed throughout commercial circles, and as a public spirited native of this city Mr. Wemple is justly entitled to the large measure of popularity to which he has attained. Mr. Connell is one of New York's most active, reliable and hard-working business men. He is possessed of fine executive abilities and is a native of this State. Both Mr. Wemple and he are noted for their honorable methods and sterling integrity. It is not our object here to give a biographical Sketch of these gentlemen, but to point to them at the leaders in their great branch of industry,. and as standing pre-eminent to-day in sustaining this important commercial interest in the United States of America. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 157] |
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