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Richman Brothers
In 1928 The Richman Brothers Company described their operation as
“
The
World
‟
s Greatest Clothing Factory.
”
A
knife with nickel silver handles depicts
the building. Richman was established in
Cleveland, Ohio in 1879. The knife has
this message:
“
Richman Family Home,
Silver Anniversary, 1916
–
1941.
“
In
Cleveland the Making of a City
by William
Ganson Rose (World Publishing, 1950) we
learn,
“
...the first unit of the Richman
Brothers factory at 1600 East 55th Street
opened in 1916.
”
Richman
‟
s 1928
“
Official Road Map
”
gave
the addresses of 31 Richman stores in 30
cities. A client could buy a suit, a topcoat,
or a tuxedo in any of these stores for
$22.50. If no stores were convenient, catalogs and woolen samples were available
by mail.
