Hartford and its points of interest; illustrated from original photographs (1895) (14597884729)

Identifier: hartforditspoint00merc (find matches)
Title: Hartford and its points of interest ; illustrated from original photographs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Mercantile Illustrating Company (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Industries
Publisher: New York : Mercantile Illustrating Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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ble thenumber received by all the other sewing-machine companies. The headquart-ers of The Singer Manufacturing Company in Hartford is at No. 5 Allyn HouseBlock (having occupied the same store continuously for 36 years), and is underthe able management of Mr. J. W. Osborn, who has had a long practical expe-rience in this department of business. Three floors, each 30 x 60 feet in extent,are occupied, and every style of the Singer Machine is on exhibition. A largeamount of business is done at the Hartford office, the City Department aloneemploying four bookkeepers, sixteen salesmen and operators, and three expertmachinists to attend to necessary repairs and the fitting up of factories with powertables and machines for every variety of work, they being always in attendanceto show and explain the operation of the machine. This, however, may beseen almost at a glance, for one of the many good points of the Singer is itsextreme simplicity, and its freedom from liability to get out of order.
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SOUTH SCHOOL. GEMMILI,, BURNHAM & CO., Merchant Tailors, Man-ufacturers and Retailers of Fine Ready-Made Clothing, Nos. 64, 66 and 6SAsylum Street.—The triteness of the saying that the best is the cheapest takesnothing from its force, particularly in its application to clothing, nor is thatequally trite aphorism, It pays to buy the best, to be despised by the buyerof wearing apparel. The best in this sense does not mean that which is thehighest priced, but substantial, well-made and handsomely-fitting garments,such as are found in profusion at the well-kept and widely-known establish-ment of Messrs. Gemmill, Burnham & Co., at Nos. 64, 66 and 68 Asylum Street.This firm has a reputation for reliability and for their moderate charges—areputation based on many years of straightforward methods and honorabledealings. They laid the foundations of their prosperous business in 1871, andhave continued to thrive and grow as do only those houses which command theconfidence of the publ