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Belknap, Johnson & Powell parasol manufacturers and shop at 615-617 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

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Identifier: philadelphiapopu00phil (find matches)
Title: Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians
Year: 1891 (1890s)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, The North American
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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t street, which has so farmet the wants of the business, andhas accommodation for four hun-dred employees. The business hashad a continuous and uninter-rupted growth, the firm havingfrom the beginning devoted es-pecial attention to making goodumbrellas and parasols only, andclaim to sell the best goods thatcan be made for the price. Thebulk of the business is in finegoods which take first rank in stvleand quality. This house has grown to beone of the leading and largestumbrella and parasol manufactoriesin America. Mr. Johnson livesin Philadelphia, and manages thefactory and Philadelphia businesswhile Messrs. Belknap and Powellattend to the New York businesswhich is now very large. Theyorganized the New York businessin 18S0, at the same time theycommenced in Philadelphia, loca-ting at Xos. 64 and 66 Lispenardstreet, which soon proving toosmall, they added rooms for stor-age; iu the year 1SS9, they were compelled to seek largerquarters, moving to the handsome rooms Nos. 42S. 430 and 432
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Belknap, Johnson & Powells Umbrella and Parasol Manufactory Brooklyn, N. Y., began business on October 1, 1SS0, they havingfrom boyhood been connected with the well known house of Wil-liam A. Drown & Co. Mr. Belknap and Mr. Powell for many Broadway, with a large L on Howard street, which theyyears as partners and Mr. Johnson as buyer and general manager of now occupy. the manufactory. Shortly after the death of Mr. W. A. Drown, Sr.. The firms business extends to every State in the Union, they withdrew from the old house and organized this business with Mr. Johnson was born in Bucks county, Pa., he is a member of ample capital, locating in one of the buildings they still occupy, the Board of Trade and Trustee of the Penu Mutual Life Insurance No. 617 Chestnut street. The business was so successful from the Company. 177 PHILADELPHIA AND POPULAR PHILADELPHIANS. MANUFACTURERS. BARR PUMPING ENGINE CO. Although only established four years the Barr Pumping EngineCompany, which has ex

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  • bookyear:1891
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  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookpublisher:Philadelphia__The_North_American
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  • bookleafnumber:182
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