Help with a Baltimore Company

[fyrffytr1]

Can anyone find any information on the N Y Clothing House in Baltimore, Md.? The only thing I can find I a letter postmarked 1899 with the return address on it but no street address.

 

[Anduril]

Are you questioning the "Baltimore" part?
If so, there's a...

Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, OH
Baltimore, VT
Baltimore, NY <--- this one in particular seems of interest??
Baltimore Corner, MD
Baltimore Highlands, MD
Baltimore Corner, VA
Baltimore, NC
Baltimore, TN
Baltimore Hill, AL
Baltimore Settlement, MO
Baltimore, KY
Baltimore Hill, NV
Baltimore Town, CA, and
Baltimore Park, CA

 

[Red-Coat]

The company seems to be mentioned in an article from the Baltimore Sun, titled “Clothing exhibit recalls days of immigrant sweatshops”. I can’t open it because the newspaper has blocked European IP addresses from accessing their content.

This link might work for you:

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...7-story.html&usg=AOvVaw1ZY2djQ8Z0mQyhxD_OIbGK

Their address is given on the back of a promotional item from the late 1800s as “New York Clothing House, 102 & 104 Baltimore St., Baltimore”.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Are you questioning the "Baltimore" part?
If so, there's a...

Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, OH
Baltimore, VT
Baltimore, NY <--- this one in particular seems of interest??
Baltimore Corner, MD
Baltimore Highlands, MD
Baltimore Corner, VA
Baltimore, NC
Baltimore, TN
Baltimore Hill, AL
Baltimore Settlement, MO
Baltimore, KY
Baltimore Hill, NV
Baltimore Town, CA, and
Baltimore Park, CA

No. I found that backmark on a button but can't find any information on the company. Looks like Red-Coat may have a link.

 

[creskol]

This might help

 

[fyrffytr1]

Well, the link Red-Coat provided didn't give any specific information on the company but it did offer some general time lines. Seems like 1880s -1920s was the heyday for clothing manufacturers in Baltimore. NY clothing co. is mentioned in the last two paragraphs.

 

[Red-Coat]

The address I provided above (102 & 104 Baltimore St., Baltimore) came from the back of a match safe, said to have been a promotional item for the company and from the late 1800s.

Polk’s 1901 Trade Directory for Baltimore gives the same street addresses and also names the proprietors as the Rosenfeld Brothers: Michael, Goody, and Israel.



The three brothers also have listings under their own names as proprietors of Rosenfeld Brothers, at what are presumably their home addresses:

Michael Rosenfeld at 2348 Eutaw Place.
Goody Rosenfeld at 1720 Eutaw Place.
Israel Rosenfeld at 2221 Eutaw Place.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Red-Coat,
Thanks for the additional information. I have a chance to buy a Maryland button with the NY clothing Co. backmark. Seeing as it is a pretty hard to find backmark I think I will buy it. Something else for my wife to give away when I am gone!

 

[DCMatt]

Everything I found indicates they were in business at the turn of the 20th. Red Coat is correct with the address.

This is from 1901:



I also found this South Carolina veteran's uniform jacket with a New York Clothing House label:

https://historical.ha.com/itm/milit...erate-veteran-s-uniform-jacket/a/6141-48279.s

I suspect this was a specially made reunion jacket from the late 19th C.

 

[fyrffytr1]

This might help

I don't know how I overlooked your reply, just good I guess! That really narrows down the time frame for me. The button is a Maryland State Seal one so it would date from around 1908-1912. Not, real old or valuable but a hard to find backmark. I'm about to pull the trigger on it.
Thanks for all the replies, guys.