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FOCKLER, Charles. (Pennsylvania--Unknown). Chas. Fockler, the senior member of | FOCKLER, Charles. (Pennsylvania--Unknown). Chas. Fockler, the senior member of [[KEY CITY CARRIAGE TOPS]], invented the adjustable buggy top in 1876 and the following year established the business. As the business increased, his brother and present partner became associated with him. | ||
The company, the first to manufacture the adjustable buggy top, was successful enough to occupy three stores of three stories each. The timber used in their business was selected and bought in Indiana and consisted of the second growth of ash; they cut it with their own machinery there. | The company, the first to manufacture the adjustable buggy top, was successful enough to occupy three stores of three stories each. The timber used in their business was selected and bought in Indiana and consisted of the second growth of ash; they cut it with their own machinery there. | ||
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FOCKLER, Charles. (Pennsylvania--Unknown). Chas. Fockler, the senior member of KEY CITY CARRIAGE TOPS, invented the adjustable buggy top in 1876 and the following year established the business. As the business increased, his brother and present partner became associated with him.
The company, the first to manufacture the adjustable buggy top, was successful enough to occupy three stores of three stories each. The timber used in their business was selected and bought in Indiana and consisted of the second growth of ash; they cut it with their own machinery there.
In Dubuque the company had a steam room where the bows were bent and a drying-room; shops where the ironwork was made; enameling-room, paint-rooms and trimming-rooms. They employed between fifty to seventy-five workers and shipped their goods--the adjustable buggy top and the carriage extension tops--to every state. The company had a large trade on the Pacific Coast.
Charles had charge of the manufacturing department, and his brother, L. Fockler, had charge of the office and finances of the firm.
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Source:
Oldt, Franklin. The History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Association, 1880, pg. 788 & 791