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Robert Kerr
| Name | Robert Kerr |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Broadway 1343 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Herde- und Ofengroßhändler |
| Anmerkungen | Bezeichnet als "Wholesale Dealer in Boynton's Funaces, Ranges, and Fire-Place Heaters, etc.". |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 332] |
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| Herd-Großhandel |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
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1884 |
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| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | The production of artificial heat by means of stoves and the improvement of arrangements for cooking have occupied the attention of American manufacturers to a greater extent than those of any other country, and, as a result, the inventions in general use in this country are of a very superior character, embracing economy of fuel, tasteful designs, excellent workmanship and general efficiency. No better illustration of the truth of this statement can be found than by an inspection of the stock of ranges and parlor stoves shown by Mr. Robert Kerr, No. 1343 Broadway. The premises occupied are very spacious and commodious, and are completely stocked with Boynton's celebrated furnaces, ranges, and fire-place heaters, with the patent improvements of 1883, also heating and cooking stoves, registers, ventilators, etc. The specialty of the house is their "Annex" furnaces, which are unsurpassed for economy and durability, and are great favorites with those who have been fortunate enough to purchase them. All kinds of fire-brick linings are made to order at the lowest market prices, and repairs to stoves, ranges, heaters and furnaces are promptly and carefully attended to. In all departments of the business equal attention and care are given to offer only such goods as are considered the best of their kind, and as all stoves are purchased direct from the manufacturers, the greatest possible advantages in prices are securert which are promptly shared with customers. About fifty intelligent salesmen and assistants are employed, and the system which prevails in the entire establishment indicates the most careful supervision, while the judgment and taste displayed in the selection of the varied stock proclaim the proprietors to be thoroughly experienced and acquainted with the wants of a critical trade. Mr. Robert Kerr has obtained great notoriety and esteem, in consequence of his philanthropic and generous disposition, and seeing the difficulties and misery which many respectable men were compelled to endure in consequence of the high rates of reputable hotels and lodging houses, established the Union Hotel, corner Hester Street and Bowery. This is the largest lodging-house in the United States, and contains an immense number of rooms, which are let to deserving people at the low price of twenty-five cents per night. Each lodger has a separate room and every convenience, and the whole is a model of cleanliness, neatness, comfort and order, and reflects the greatest credit upon the proprietor, whose name has become a household word among the poor, hard-working clerks and artisans of the metropolis. Mr. Kerr has associated with him in the management of his lodging-house Messrs. J. W. Turner and William P. Timberman, who are thorough business men and are held in the highest estimation for their sterling integrity by the community. Enterprise, energy and ability have marked the career of the house under review in. the past, and give ample promise for a long continued success in the future. Mr. Kerr is ably assisted in his management by Mr. Driscole, a gentleman of long experience and indefatigable energy, Mr. Arthur F. Kerr attending to the office and salesroom. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 332] |
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