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March 29, 2021
Eugene Emery O'Reilly and a Family Caught Between 2 World Wars
James Henry continued to work with the military and eventually moved his family to Jacksonville, Florida. The reason why the story of James Henry is notable comes with a repetitive circumstance that faced this country for 2 generations in a row, and it is perfectly encapsulated in the story of Eugene O’Reilly and his father.
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March 22, 2021
Bernhard Gloecker and the Science of Hanging Meat
The Bernard Gloekler Company was literally in the nuts and bolts of the business, designing and manufacturing latches, locks, and hinges to refrigerators for all kinds of end users including florists and bakers. Still, that brings the story to 1887 and Charles Gloekler’s hanging meat rack featuring ornate additions to the wall-mounted brackets to help distribute/cushion the weight of a full rack.
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March 14, 2021
Walking Several Miles in Hecht Brothers' Shoes
The 1870s brought the Hecht Brothers into another business venture when they joined their successful shoe manufacturing business with Thomas Buckingham to create “Buckingham and Hecht.” By the 1890s, Hecht Bros. & Co. had become a bond and investment securities firm, while shoe manufacturing carried on under Buckingham & Hecht.
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March 08, 2021
The Lit History of Electric Hair Dryers
Allied Beauty Products Manufacturing Company produced beauty products and were known for their wave-creating machine, one of their “Fifth Avenue Product” line. Working in association with a fellow Chicago metal company Aridor (a subsidiary of Ball Brothers jar company) they manufactured these hair dryer beauties.
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March 01, 2021
A Drive Through Chicago's History - Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker started his distillery in 1858 in Detroit, Michigan. When Prohibition (1920-1933) became an inevitability, Walker relocated the business across the Detroit River to Windsor, Ontario. He still lived in Detroit, so he commuted back and forth through a private tunnel under the river.
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