Name/Title
One of Chester’s Leading Industries - Geo. Ermold Surgical InstrumentsEntry/Object ID
chs-014080Description
This monochrome photo postcard depicts a two-story brick building with arched windows and a sign reading "Geo. Ermold Surgical Instruments" in Chester, N.Y., titled as one of Chester's leading industries, showcasing an era of industrial development in a small American town.Subject Person/Organization
Ermold Surgical InstrumentsSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chester (Village) - Orange County - New YorkContext
Wharehouse of Geo. Ermold Surgical Instruments - Late 1920’s-1930’s
As told by George Feldner to Leslie Smith August 2001: His father worked there.
His cousin, Gretrude Mueller, North Dakota knows more.
Building was occupied by the shoe factory in the 1950’s
In the late 1990’s was Northern Windows
Late 2001 Buy Rite Auto Parts opened at street level and a music school opened upstairs. Moved to Goshen about 2015.
2019± 3-d modeling of human organ used to plan surgeries.Collection
Ann Roche CollectionCategory
Ermold Surgical Instruments
Businesses
Postcard Details
Postcard Type
Post CardDate Published
circa 1920Transcription
One of Chester’s Leading Industries, Chester, N. Y.
Geo. Ermold Surgical InstrumentsCreate Date
August 1, 2024Update Date
September 26, 2024