Gustave Fehrs is a private label in Seth Thomas 18-size Model 4 on the dial only.
Gustave Adolph Fehrs was an optometrist and jeweler in Manitowoc Wisconsin from the late 1800’s until 1935. His father Gustave Karl Fehrs owned and operated a jewelry store from 1855 until his death in 1898, at which time Gustave Adolph Fehrs continued on in his place. The photograph below shows Manitowoc Wisconsin in approximately the 1920’s.
The three newspaper clippings above are from The Manitowoc Pilot. The advertisement on the left appeared on Thursday July 10, 1890, on page 2. The advertisement in the center appeared on February 26, 1891, on page 2. The article on the right appeared on January 13, 1898, on page 3.
Gustave Fehrs
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