BERTSCH, Frank - Revision history

Randylyon at 17:36, 21 October 2019

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	BRETSCH, Frank. (Oppeneau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany--Oct. 8, 1864---Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 4, 1948). Bertsch apprenticed in upholstery near Stuttgart, Germany in 1879 and 1880. To escape the political unrest in Germany with the rise of Bismarck, he traveled to Dubuque in 1881. Bertsch tried farming near Colesburg and then traveled to Chicago where he worked in several furniture plants. He moved to Minneapolis in 1893 as the head foreman for the McCloud & Smith Furniture Company.		BRETSCH, Frank. (Oppeneau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Oct. 8, 1864---Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 4, 1948). Bertsch apprenticed in upholstery near Stuttgart, Germany in 1879 and 1880. To escape the political unrest in Germany with the rise of Bismarck, he traveled to Dubuque in 1881. Bertsch tried farming near Colesburg and then traveled to Chicago where he worked in several furniture plants. He moved to Minneapolis in 1893 as the head foreman for the McCloud & Smith Furniture Company.

	In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company after two of the founders, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.\|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.		In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company after two of the founders, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.\|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.

Randylyon at 00:01, 8 July 2019

2019-07-08T00:01:01Z

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	BRETSCH, Frank. (Oppeneau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany--Oct. 8, 1864---Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 4, 1948). Bertsch apprenticed in upholstery near Stuttgart, Germany in 1879 and 1880. To escape the political unrest in Germany with the rise of Bismarck, he traveled to Dubuque in 1881. Bertsch tried farming near Colesburg and then traveled to Chicago where he worked in several furniture plants. He moved to Minneapolis in 1893 as the head foreman for the McCloud & Smith Furniture Company.		BRETSCH, Frank. (Oppeneau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany--Oct. 8, 1864---Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 4, 1948). Bertsch apprenticed in upholstery near Stuttgart, Germany in 1879 and 1880. To escape the political unrest in Germany with the rise of Bismarck, he traveled to Dubuque in 1881. Bertsch tried farming near Colesburg and then traveled to Chicago where he worked in several furniture plants. He moved to Minneapolis in 1893 as the head foreman for the McCloud & Smith Furniture Company.

	In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.\|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.		In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company after two of the founders, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.\|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.

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			Source:

			Kittle, M. D. "Strong as Flexsteel," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 25, 2004, p. 1

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Randylyon at 22:30, 1 January 2011

2011-01-01T22:30:14Z

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	BRETSCH, Frank. (Oppeneau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany--Oct. 8, 1864---Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 4, 1948). ~~Business leader.~~ Bertsch apprenticed in upholstery near Stuttgart, Germany in 1879 and 1880. To escape the political unrest in Germany with the rise of Bismarck, he traveled to Dubuque in 1881. Bertsch tried farming near Colesburg and then traveled to Chicago where he worked in several furniture plants. He moved to Minneapolis in 1893 as the head foreman for the McCloud & Smith Furniture Company.		BRETSCH, Frank. (Oppeneau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany--Oct. 8, 1864---Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 4, 1948). Bertsch apprenticed in upholstery near Stuttgart, Germany in 1879 and 1880. To escape the political unrest in Germany with the rise of Bismarck, he traveled to Dubuque in 1881. Bertsch tried farming near Colesburg and then traveled to Chicago where he worked in several furniture plants. He moved to Minneapolis in 1893 as the head foreman for the McCloud & Smith Furniture Company.

	In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.\|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.		In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.\|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.

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Randylyon at 18:42, 23 December 2009

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	In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.\|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.		In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.\|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.

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BRETSCH, Frank. (Oppeneau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany--Oct. 8, 1864---Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 4, 1948). Business leader. Bertsch apprenticed in upholstery near Stuttgart, Germany in 1879 and 1880. To escape the political unrest in Germany with the rise of Bismarck, he traveled to Dubuque in 1881. Bertsch tried farming near Colesburg and then traveled to Chicago where he worked in several furniture plants. He moved to Minneapolis in 1893 as the head foreman for the McCloud & Smith Furniture Company.

In 1901 four employees including Bertsch formed a partnership and purchased the Rolph & Ball Furniture Company. The business, renamed the Grau-Curtis Company, was purchased by Bertsch from his partners in 1917. He brought his son, [[BERTSCH, Herbert T.|Herbert T. BERTSCH]] into the company in 1919.

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