Brooks Optical Co.
Information from Wholesale, Retail, and Manufacturer’s Catalogs
Number 103 “Peerless” and Number 104 “Century”, shown below, were manufactured by Seth Thomas. The Peerless movement shown is an 18-size hunting Model 11. It was also available in open-face Model 10 and 6-size (not mentioned) hunting Model 16. The Century movement shown is an open-face Model 10. It was also available in hunting Model 11.
The 1920 Gould’s City Directory for St. Louis Missouri lists a Brooks Jewelry & Optical Company at 306 Globe-Democrat Building at 604 Pine Street as a wholesale jeweler.
The top article appeared in The St. Louis Globe-Democrat on Wednesday January 10, 1900, on page 7.
The center obituary appeared in The St. Louis Globe-Democrat on Tuesday April 24, 1900, on page 5.
The bottom article appeared in The St. Louis Republic on Sunday May 20, 1906, on page 106.