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Edward G. Brown
| Name | Edward G. Brown |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Broadway 780 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Dekorationsgschäft |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 170] |
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| Möbelverzierungen |
1884 |
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1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
Manufacturer of Drapery and Furniture Trimmings |
| Textilien |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
Manufacturer of Drapery and Furniture Trimmings; vmtl. Möbelbezugsstoffe |
| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | The oldest manufacturing establishment of the kind in the United States is that of which Mr. Edward G. Brown is the proprietor. The business was founded in the eighteenth century, and has had a continuous and prosperous career down to date. Mr. Edward Brown, the original proprietor, was the first silk twister in this country, and as the pioneer of the important trade now grown up, it is fitting that his name should remain a representative one in a review of the business, Mr, Brown was a skilful manufacturer of drapery and furniture trimmings, and though the business was first started under great difficulties, yet persevering effort and the intrinsic merits of the goods produced eventually attained their due reward, and the business grew in volume and importance. The firm of Messrs. B. B. Brown & Co. succeeded Mr. Edward Brown, and Mr. Edward G. Brown subsequently became the sole proprietor; he has been active in this line ol manufacture all his life, and is possessed of vast practical experience, superior skill and good judgment, thus making his goods the standard favorites with the trade. The finest lines of draperies and furniture trimmings only are manufactured by him, and the richest of order work is a prominent specialty. He occupies very central and extensive premises, at No. 789 Broadway, corner of 10th Street, where be possesses every possible facility for the carrying on of the business, employing from twerty to twenty-five hands during busy seasons. The trade lies mostly in New York, and is of a character commensurate with the most select and richest upholstery in the land. Mr. Edward G. Brown was born in Dedham, Mass., and has had an active, prosperous mercantile career, being now in the prime of life. He made a creditable record for himself during the War of the Rebellion, and as a line officer of the 1st New Jersey Volunteers, ever maintained the highest of reputations for energy and bravery. He served faithfully during two years, and upon his return to civil life resumed his present business. In commercial circles he is warmly spoken of as a gentleman of probity and honor, and as a reliable manufacturer, whose useful career is in every respect not only a credit to himself, but likewise to the great metropolis wherein his interests are so permanently located. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 170] |
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