Find A Grave contributor BKGenie has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Herman Behr.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 6 Aug. 1922, p. 19, "There is nothing particularly romantic in the thought of sandpaper manufacturing, and yet the history of Herman Behr & Co., which celebrates its golden anniversary tomorrow, 50 years to the day from the time that Herman Behr, still the active head of the concern, started the manufacture of that very useful product in a little one-room shanty of a shop on Aug. 7, 1872, is a real industrial romance. The Behr Company's product is admittedly the finest in the market and is used as a standard. The man who is responsible in the greatest measure for this was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1847, and came to this country with his father, a hardware merchant, when 3 years old. After leaving school, at the age of 14, he entered his father's shop, and while there became interested in the manufacture of "pouncing paper," used in the finishing of hats. During the first year of its existence Herman Behr & Co. consisted alone of Mr. Behr, who lived, ate and slept in his little shop, from which he moved into what he then considered spacious quarters on State st. Here he experienced the first thrill and satisfaction of using steam power, the main shaft, one and three-eighths inches in diameter, being placed into position with his own hands. He was one of the first large manufacturers in the city to recognize the value of a profit-sharing plan, and Gustav Heubach, office manager for several years previous was taken into the firm in 1884; in 1904 the superintendent of the plant, J. S. Frazee, was admitted to the firm, and is now vice president; and two of the present directors were employees of longs standing, A. J. Sidford and M. E. Pesnel. The celebration of the half-century mark in the company's career will take place on Sept. 23, when a 'family party' will be held at the factory. This date was set so that all the employees, many of whom are on vacations, will be present."
Their suggestion:
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 6 Aug. 1922, p. 19, "There is nothing particularly romantic in the thought of sandpaper manufacturing, and yet the history of Herman Behr & Co., which celebrates its golden anniversary tomorrow, 50 years to the day from the time that Herman Behr, still the active head of the concern, started the manufacture of that very useful product in a little one-room shanty of a shop on Aug. 7, 1872, is a real industrial romance. The Behr Company's product is admittedly the finest in the market and is used as a standard. The man who is responsible in the greatest measure for this was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1847, and came to this country with his father, a hardware merchant, when 3 years old. After leaving school, at the age of 14, he entered his father's shop, and while there became interested in the manufacture of "pouncing paper," used in the finishing of hats. During the first year of its existence Herman Behr & Co. consisted alone of Mr. Behr, who lived, ate and slept in his little shop, from which he moved into what he then considered spacious quarters on State st. Here he experienced the first thrill and satisfaction of using steam power, the main shaft, one and three-eighths inches in diameter, being placed into position with his own hands. He was one of the first large manufacturers in the city to recognize the value of a profit-sharing plan, and Gustav Heubach, office manager for several years previous was taken into the firm in 1884; in 1904 the superintendent of the plant, J. S. Frazee, was admitted to the firm, and is now vice president; and two of the present directors were employees of longs standing, A. J. Sidford and M. E. Pesnel. The celebration of the half-century mark in the company's career will take place on Sept. 23, when a 'family party' will be held at the factory. This date was set so that all the employees, many of whom are on vacations, will be present."
Find A Grave contributor BKGenie has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Herman Behr.
Their suggestion:
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 6 Aug. 1922, p. 19, "There is nothing particularly romantic in the thought of sandpaper manufacturing, and yet the history of Herman Behr & Co., which celebrates its golden anniversary tomorrow, 50 years to the day from the time that Herman Behr, still the active head of the concern, started the manufacture of that very useful product in a little one-room shanty of a shop on Aug. 7, 1872, is a real industrial romance. The Behr Company's product is admittedly the finest in the market and is used as a standard. The man who is responsible in the greatest measure for this was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1847, and came to this country with his father, a hardware merchant, when 3 years old. After leaving school, at the age of 14, he entered his father's shop, and while there became interested in the manufacture of "pouncing paper," used in the finishing of hats. During the first year of its existence Herman Behr & Co. consisted alone of Mr. Behr, who lived, ate and slept in his little shop, from which he moved into what he then considered spacious quarters on State st. Here he experienced the first thrill and satisfaction of using steam power, the main shaft, one and three-eighths inches in diameter, being placed into position with his own hands. He was one of the first large manufacturers in the city to recognize the value of a profit-sharing plan, and Gustav Heubach, office manager for several years previous was taken into the firm in 1884; in 1904 the superintendent of the plant, J. S. Frazee, was admitted to the firm, and is now vice president; and two of the present directors were employees of longs standing, A. J. Sidford and M. E. Pesnel. The celebration of the half-century mark in the company's career will take place on Sept. 23, when a 'family party' will be held at the factory. This date was set so that all the employees, many of whom are on vacations, will be present."
Their suggestion:
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 6 Aug. 1922, p. 19, "There is nothing particularly romantic in the thought of sandpaper manufacturing, and yet the history of Herman Behr & Co., which celebrates its golden anniversary tomorrow, 50 years to the day from the time that Herman Behr, still the active head of the concern, started the manufacture of that very useful product in a little one-room shanty of a shop on Aug. 7, 1872, is a real industrial romance. The Behr Company's product is admittedly the finest in the market and is used as a standard. The man who is responsible in the greatest measure for this was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1847, and came to this country with his father, a hardware merchant, when 3 years old. After leaving school, at the age of 14, he entered his father's shop, and while there became interested in the manufacture of "pouncing paper," used in the finishing of hats. During the first year of its existence Herman Behr & Co. consisted alone of Mr. Behr, who lived, ate and slept in his little shop, from which he moved into what he then considered spacious quarters on State st. Here he experienced the first thrill and satisfaction of using steam power, the main shaft, one and three-eighths inches in diameter, being placed into position with his own hands. He was one of the first large manufacturers in the city to recognize the value of a profit-sharing plan, and Gustav Heubach, office manager for several years previous was taken into the firm in 1884; in 1904 the superintendent of the plant, J. S. Frazee, was admitted to the firm, and is now vice president; and two of the present directors were employees of longs standing, A. J. Sidford and M. E. Pesnel. The celebration of the half-century mark in the company's career will take place on Sept. 23, when a 'family party' will be held at the factory. This date was set so that all the employees, many of whom are on vacations, will be present."
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