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The company shipped its goods, the adjustable buggy top and the carriage extension tops, to every state and had a large trade on the Pacific Coast. Charles was in charge of the manufacturing department and his brother, L. Fockler, was in charge of the office and finances of the firm. | The company shipped its goods, the adjustable buggy top and the carriage extension tops, to every state and had a large trade on the Pacific Coast. Charles was in charge of the manufacturing department and his brother, L. Fockler, was in charge of the office and finances of the firm. | ||
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Revision as of 03:36, 5 January 2013
CHARLES FOCKLER AND BROTHER. Charles Fockler and Brother were manufacturers of Key City Carriage Tops. The 1880 Dubuque City Directory listed the company at 46 Main. Natives of Pennsylvania, Charles and his brother came to Dubuque in 1860. Chas. Fockler, the senior member of the firm, invented the adjustable buggy tops in 1876 and the following year established the business. His brother practiced law in the city until joining his brother in business.
The company was the first to manufacture the adjustable buggy top in this country. The timber used in their business was selected and bought in Indiana and consisted of the second growth of ash. They cut it up with their own machinery there. The company had a steam room where the bows were bent and a drying-room, shops where the ironwork was made, enameling-room, and paint and trimming-rooms. They employed between fifty to seventy-five workers.
The company shipped its goods, the adjustable buggy top and the carriage extension tops, to every state and had a large trade on the Pacific Coast. Charles was in charge of the manufacturing department and his brother, L. Fockler, was in charge of the office and finances of the firm.