Charles F. Biele and Sons mention in recent book

Charles F. Biele and Sons was mentioned in recent book on department store design.  The book "Designing the Department Store" was published in 2020 by Emily Orr.

The following paragraph is on page 122:

Here are the footnotes, including a reference to 1938 New York Sun Article "Cases are a Special Problem" and the C. F. Biele Trade Catalogue at the Hagley Museum.

A New Find - A Biele Business Postcard from 1892

I am now the proud owner of a Biele business postcard from 1892.  The postcard was sent on February 23, 1892 from C. F. & E. Biele of New York City to The Seymour Manufacturing Company of Seymour, Connecticut.

C. F. & E. Biele was the predecessor company of Charles F. Biele and Sons.  "C. F."  was Charles F. Biele and "E" was Emil.  Emil was the younger brother of Charles and he later left the business to pursue a successful real estate career in Brooklyn.

Seymour Manufacturing Company was founded in 1878 by the Matthies family, later renamed the Seymour Specialty Wire Company. The company produced brass products, at several mills along the Naugatuck River, for over one hundred years before closing in 1991. In 1984 workers at the company purchased the declining business from its owners, and it became the biggest employee owned industrial firm in the  United States. Due to declining production however, the company closed in 1991.

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