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The factory was the largest of its kind in Iowa and one of the largest west of Chicago. Annual production was estimated at 3,500. | The factory was the largest of its kind in Iowa and one of the largest west of Chicago. Annual production was estimated at 3,500. | ||
The 1937 ''Dubuque Consurvey Directory'' through 1955 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 567 Main. | The 1937 ''Dubuque Consurvey Directory'' through 1955 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 567 Main. In 1939 it was called Enzler's Trunk and Luggage Shop. | ||
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JOSEPH A. ENZLER'S TRUNK AND LEATHER GOODS STORE. The 1899-1900 Dubuque City Directory listed this business at 606 Main. The Enzler store in Dubuque was located at 552 Main Street according to the 1909 Dubuque City Directory and was still listed there in 1918.
In 1910 the Joseph Enzler Trunk Factory made a specialty of fiber trunks over a wooden frame. The company also made sample cases and carrying bases of the same fiber. If the customer desired, other materials worked into the same products included leather, metal, canvas, and rawhide.
In addition to trunk manufacturing, the Enzler company did all kinds of special leather work of order and made a specialty of repair work. A large line of leather goods was carried on hand at all times and in such varieties of leather as walrus, alligator, seal, cowhide and pig skin.
The factory was the largest of its kind in Iowa and one of the largest west of Chicago. Annual production was estimated at 3,500.
The 1937 Dubuque Consurvey Directory through 1955 Dubuque City Directory listed 567 Main. In 1939 it was called Enzler's Trunk and Luggage Shop.
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"The Enzler Trunk Factory Has Spread Dubuque Fame Afar," Telegraph Herald, Feb. 1, 1910