Hartford and its points of interest; illustrated from original photographs (1895) (14781404261)

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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one. Besides the practical department of theirbusiness, they carry an extensive line of wall papers, decorations, windowshades, curtain poles, artist materials, painterssupplies, paints, oils, glass, etc.,at their store, No. 3S9 Main Street. The premises utilized comprise threefloors 2ox 160 feet in size, and a shop in the rear, besides a storehouse atanother location. During the busy season employment is given to about fortymen, thirty of whom are employed on outside work and ten in the store.Estimates for all work in their various departments will be promptly andcheerfully given, and orders entrusted to them will be executed with thegreatest dispatch. The business was established in 1870 by Robert Walker.Theylmoved to their present store in 1S82. Mr. Warren R. Marsh, after beingemployed in the store for many years, was admitted as a partner in 1SS8. Mr.Walker is a native of Scotland aud has been in this countrv for thirty-fiveyears. Mr. Marsh is a native of Plaiufield, N. J. il6 \ I
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MAIN STREET. ROBERT GARVIE (Successor to Wm. A. Garvie), Practical Plumber and Gas-Fitter; Gas Fixtures a Specialty; Dealer in Water Closets,Marble Slabs, Bath-Tubs, Hydrants, Sheet-Lead, Lead-Pipe, Plain and Galvan-ized Iron Pipe, Hydraulic Rams, Copper Boilers and Galvanized Boilers; No.12 Mulberry Street.—So much has been written and said of late years on thesubject of sanitary plumbing that it may be assumed that the average house-owner or householder is fully alive to the importance of this matter. It doesnot follow, however, that he or they are as well posted regarding the qualifica-tions of the various men who may bid for the plumbing work they may have todispense. For the benefit of those who may not already be apprised of the fact,we would say that there is no firm in Hartford better equipped for the mostmodern and advanced work in this line than is Mr. Robert Garvie. This gen-tleman has sustained a high reputation as a progressive man and thoroughlypractical plumber and ga