Henry & Co.—Manufacturers of Excelsior; 1100 North Main street.

An industry of comparatively recent growth, but which has already attained great importance, is the manufacture of excelsior, and in this line the firm of Henry & Co., located at 1100 North Main street, occupy a prominent and leading position. The members of the firm are Messrs. P. Henry, F. Tieman and F. Uetrecht, and their premises are eligibly located at No. 1100 North Main street, covering an area of 120x 130 feet. The factory is fitted up with improved excelsior cutting machines of Mr. Henry's own patent, which are iron frame, double upright machines. Mr. Henry has a long experience in this line, having been engaged in the manufacture of horizontal excelsior cutting machines in Cincinnati as early as 1866. The excelsior manufactured by this firm is only of the best quality, being made from cottonwood, which is at once the lightest and most durable. It is made in three grades: coarse, medium and fine, and the works have a capacity of over seven tons per day and give employment to a force of about forty skilled hands. The business was established by the present firm in 1874 and has grown year by year until it has assumed immense proportions, finding a large patronage, not only in this city, but also in all the States of the West, South and Southwest. It is sold to upholsterers, mattress makers, carriage makers, undertakers and also for packing purposes. Mr. Henry also manufactures and sells his excelsior machine, of which he is the sole inventor and which is acknowledged to be the most complete offered to the public. The superiority of the goods manufactured by this firm has given them a high reputation and has secured for them a large and valuable trade.

Information Sources

• The industries of Saint Louis 1887 pg 215 J. M. Elstner & Co., Publishers