. w York to assume the general manage-ment of the factory at New Britain, and George S. Corbin became the managerof the New York store, where he remained until his transfer later to the Phila-delphia warehouse. On May i, 1882, P. & F. Corbin established offices at Nos. 24-26 Mur-ray Street, and on November i, 1897, were incorporated under the laws of theState of New York. On January i, 1899, the New York office of P. & was placed in charge of William Bishop, who formerly was withRussell & Erwin Mfg. Co. The New York warehous
. w York to assume the general manage-ment of the factory at New Britain, and George S. Corbin became the managerof the New York store, where he remained until his transfer later to the Phila-delphia warehouse. On May i, 1882, P. & F. Corbin established offices at Nos. 24-26 Mur-ray Street, and on November i, 1897, were incorporated under the laws of theState of New York. On January i, 1899, the New York office of P. & was placed in charge of William Bishop, who formerly was withRussell & Erwin Mfg. Co. The New York warehouse of P. & F. Corbin isnow located at 11, 13, and 15 Murray Street, and has charge of a very largesection of territory, including all foreign business, and the responsibility of themanagement of this office is large, and Mr. Bishop has shown himself, by hisenergetic policy and the popularity with which he is regarded by the trade, asthe right man in the right place — the master of the situation. 95 HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF P. & F. CORBI N. PHILADELPHIA SALESMEN HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF P. & F. CORBIN P. & F. CORBIN, PHILADELPHIA. The Philadelphia sales rooms of P. & F. Corbin are located at 525 MarketStreet, in the heart of the business center of the city, and within a mile ofseven-eighths of the local hardware dealers. It is within four blocks of the cityhall, two squares from the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Station, and a tenminutes walk from terminal station of the Pennsylvania Railroad. This branch was established in 1892 by Mr. George S. Corbin, who hadformerly been connected with P. & F. Corbins New York store. At this timehe was in ill health, and the detail of the work connected with the inaugurationof the new store fell upon Mr. M. S. Wadsworth, a salesman who visited thelarge cities in Pennsylvania, together with Baltimore and Washington, andthus became naturally associated with the Philadelphia store. The force atthat time consisted of manager Geo. S. Corbin, three
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