Early 1900\'s Classic Mink Fur Coat
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Early 1900\'s Classic Mink Fur Coat :
$49.95
Beautiful classic pre-1930\'smink fur coat made by Gimbel Brothers. No rips or tears in outside fur . From what I can see there is 3 places where the edge ofinside lining needs sewed to fur. Worst one is below the inside pocket which I have taken apicture of. No rips or tears in armpits Coat is knee length with 3/4sleeves. Size is probably women\'s 10-12.Would of been worn with elbow length gloves. A great period piece. Down belowis a little history on Gimbels Brothers. I can send more pictures if interested.
Any questions please contact me. I like to ship with USPS, usually priority because it has someinsurance included in priceandcan be just as economical as parcel post depending on where you live. I will compare shipping prices andwill provide the most economical to keep your costs down.If you would prefer UPS let me know ahead of timeand if you live in Pennsylvania please wait for an invoice to payso I can add the 6% sales tax. Please pay within 3 days and I will ship within 3 business days. All items are as found-as is condition. I will refund your money if I make a mistake in the representation or missed something. Thanks for looking
The company, founded by a young Bavarian Jewish immigrant, Adam Gimbel, began as a general store in Vincennes, Indiana. After a brief stay in Danville, Illinois, Gimbel relocated in 1887 to the then boom-town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The new store quickly became the leading department store in Milwaukee. However, with seven sons Adam Gimbel saw that one store, no matter how successful, would not accommodate his family\'s future. As a joke of the time put it, he had \"a surplus of capital and a surplus of Gimbels\".[citation needed]
In 1894, Gimbel acquired the Granville Haines store in Philadelphia (originally built and operated by Cooper and Conard), and in 1910, opened another branch in New York City. With its arrival in New York, Gimbels prospered, and soon became the primary rival to the leading Herald Square retailer, Macy\'s, who had a competing branch across the street. This rivalry entered into the popular argot: \"Would Macy\'s tell Gimbels?\" To distinguish itself from Herald Square neighbors, Gimbels\' advertising promised more: \"Select, don\'t settle.\"[2]
Gimbels became so successful that in 1922 the chain went public, offering shares on the New York Stock Exchange (though the family retained a controlling interest). The stock sales provided capital for expansion, starting with the 1923 purchase of across-the-street rival Saks & Co., which operated under the name Saks Thirty-Fourth Street; with ownership of Saks, Gimbel created an uptown branch called Saks Fifth Avenue. In 1925 Gimbels entered the Pittsburgh market with its purchase of Kaufmann & Baer\'s.[3] Also acquired in this transaction was Gimbels\' third radio outlet, WCAE; the company already owned WGBS in New York and WIP in Philadelphia. Although expansion spurred talk of the stores becoming a nationwide chain, the Great Depression ended that prospect. Gimbel did increase the number of more upscale (and enormously profitable) Saks Fifth Avenue stores in the 1930s, opening branches in Chicago, Boston and San Francisco.
SuccessBy 1930, Gimbels had seven Flagship stores throughout the country and net sales of $123 million with 20 sites; this made Gimbel Brothers Inc. the largest department store corporation in the world. By the time of World War II, profits had risen to a net worth of $500 million, or over $8 billion in today\'s[when?] money. In 1962, Gimbels acquired Milwaukee competitor Schuster\'s, and in that region operated stores from both chains for a while as Gimbels Schuster\'s. By 1965, Gimbel Brothers Inc. consisted of 53 stores throughout the country, which included 22 Gimbels, 27 Saks Fifth Avenue stores, and four Saks 34th St.
Early 1900\'s Classic Mink Fur Coat :
$49.95