Encyclopedia Dubuque
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SCHMID MANUFACTURING COMPANY
SCHMID MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Organized in 1891 for the purpose of manufacturing casket hardware, the Schmid Manufacturing Company's factory and office were located at 17th and Elm STREETS.
The 1922 telephone directory listed 18th and Washington.
The company employed twenty-five personnel who earned $20,000 annually in 1911. The company in the same year announced its annual income as $75,000. The company produced casket handles, plates and ornaments. Goods produced in Dubuque were shipped throughout the United States, South America, Cuba and Mexico.