Schermack Corporation factory at 1164 W. Baltimore, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Schermack companies were founded by inventor Joseph J. Schermack. He began the Schermack Mailing Machine Company in 1906 to manufacture the Schermack Mailing Machine, later known as the Mailometer. The company later sold the mailing machine to the Mailometer Corporation and focused on the... Continue Reading →
Vaupel Clothier Storefront – Freeport, Illinois, USA
Photo postcard of the Vaupel Clothier storefront on Galena Street in Freeport, Illinois during the 44th Grand Army of the Republic (Civil War Veterans) Encampment. Note the hanging banner shaped like a pair of trousers in the middle of the street labelled "Clothing - John Vaupel". John Vaupel was the brother of Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel... Continue Reading →
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