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[[Image:imp807.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]BELL BROTHERS COMPANY. Located at Fourth and Locust [[STREETS]], the company,the successor of [[BELL AND PROVOST]], was incorporated in 1888. [[BELL, John|John BELL]] and brother Fred operated the company which | [[Image:imp807.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]BELL BROTHERS COMPANY. Located at Fourth and Locust [[STREETS]], the company,the successor of [[BELL AND PROVOST]], was incorporated in 1888. [[BELL, John|John BELL]] and brother Fred operated the company which manufactured overalls, pants, shirts, and duck coats as well as importing notions, hosiery, furnishing goods, gloves and mitts. | ||
In 1910 the company employed about one hundred fifty in addition to fifteen traveling salesmen. Several times attempts were made to establish branch factories without success. | |||
See: [[OVERALLS]] | |||
[[Image:bellbros.png|right|thumb|250px|Button]] | |||
[[Image:bellbros-3.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Paper clip. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | [[Image:bellbros-3.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Paper clip. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | ||
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[[Image:bellbrosbill.jpg|left|thumb|250px| Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | [[Image:bellbrosbill.jpg|left|thumb|250px| Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | ||
[[File:bellbrosst.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Stationery]] | [[File:bellbrosst.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Stationery]] | ||
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"Dubuque Overall Gives Employment to 1,300 Persons," ''Telegraph Herald'', February 16, 1910, p. 5 | |||
[[Category: Clothing Manufacturing]] | [[Category: Clothing Manufacturing]] | ||
Revision as of 21:28, 22 November 2014
BELL BROTHERS COMPANY. Located at Fourth and Locust STREETS, the company,the successor of BELL AND PROVOST, was incorporated in 1888. John BELL and brother Fred operated the company which manufactured overalls, pants, shirts, and duck coats as well as importing notions, hosiery, furnishing goods, gloves and mitts.
In 1910 the company employed about one hundred fifty in addition to fifteen traveling salesmen. Several times attempts were made to establish branch factories without success.
See: OVERALLS
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Source:
"Dubuque Overall Gives Employment to 1,300 Persons," Telegraph Herald, February 16, 1910, p. 5