“Brumer Bros. Clinton, IA.” is a private label in Seth Thomas Model 2.

Robert George Brumer (1860-1946) and Gustave Adolph Brumer (1865-1954), born in Pekin Illinois, were the Brumer Bros, jewelers and watchmakers in the late 1800’s through early 1900’s at 214 5th Avenue in Clinton Iowa. The next generation of family members continued the business under the name Brumer Jewelers, eventually moving the store to 2nd Street near Boegel’s Menswear. The photographs below show the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Second Street in approximately 1910 and the 1930’s.