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Retail Clothing Broadside

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:20.00 - 100.00 USD
Retail Clothing Broadside
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Lot consists of a single 19” x 14” broadside showing prices of the many products offered by the mill. From a small woolen mill employing about 25 persons and established in, 1838, the Mishawaka Rubber and Woolen Manufacturing company has grown to a gigantic plant employing 5,000 and manufacturing about 12, different products in 1937.The history of the plant is the history of Mishawaka. The small woolen mill was established four years after the town was founded. In 1867 the mill was purchased by Jacob Beiger and his son, Martin, but not until 1896 did the company begin to produce on a large scale. Between '67 and '86, blankets and felt boots were its only products. Invention of the knit boot in 1886 by Martin Beiger and Adolphus Eberhart marked the beginning of large scale production. The manufacture of the new boots brought with it the official trademark of the company. The sheet has one small tear on right side and folds, but the condition is very good. City: Mishawaka State: Indiana Date: 1922 hwac# 54997