. The city of Troy and its vicinity. lding, Nos. 44 and 46 FederalStreet. In December, 1873, he be-came associated with Adolph Herr-mann and they formed the firm ofHermann, Aukam, & Co., manufac-turing mens collars and cuffs, shirtfronts, and womens under-clothing, atNos. 78 and 80 Federal Street. OnMarch 20, 18So, the firms factory wasburned. Having erected on thenorthwest corner of the Stone Roadand Lake Avenue, in the town ofBrunswick, a short distance east ofthe city limits, a large brick building,60 by 130 feet, the firm occupied it inJune, 1881. This valuable propertywas destroyed by fir
. The city of Troy and its vicinity. lding, Nos. 44 and 46 FederalStreet. In December, 1873, he be-came associated with Adolph Herr-mann and they formed the firm ofHermann, Aukam, & Co., manufac-turing mens collars and cuffs, shirtfronts, and womens under-clothing, atNos. 78 and 80 Federal Street. OnMarch 20, 18So, the firms factory wasburned. Having erected on thenorthwest corner of the Stone Roadand Lake Avenue, in the town ofBrunswick, a short distance east ofthe city limits, a large brick building,60 by 130 feet, the firm occupied it inJune, 1881. This valuable propertywas destroyed by fire on September20, 1885. In December, 1885, thefirm occupied the four upper storiesof the Burdett Building. The firmhas the distinction of havingmanufactured in 1865 the first cottonhandkerchiefs made in the UnitedStates. The firms salesrooms areon the four floors of the building,Nos. 31 and 33 Thomas Street, NewYork. Hardware.— Howe Sc Co., hardware, Nos. 181and 183 River Street, west side, be-tween State and Congress 163 The founder of this well-known mer-cantile establishment was PhilipHeartt, who as early as the year 1791engaged in the saddlery and harnessbusiness in a building on the east sideof River Street, nearly opposite thatof the present firm of Howe & or before the year 1797, he and hisbrother Benjamin formed the firm ofP. & B. Heartt, hardware merchants,their store being immediately northof Asa Anthonys, on the northwestcorner of State and River streets, andsouth of that of D. & I. Merritt. OnFriday morning, December 8, 1797,the firms store and that of Asa An-thony were burned to the firm resumed business in the newbuilding, erected on the site of the oldone, and existed until the latter partof the year 1800, when Philip Hearttsucceeded to the business. About theyear 1805, the firm of Heartt & Smithwas formed; the sign of the pad-lock hanging before their the year 1812, perhaps someyears earlier, the partnership was dis-solve
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