tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post4383281489216178788..comments2023-10-30T03:40:33.650-04:00Comments on Tenement Museum Blog: New finds in 97 Orchard Street basementTenement Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979771778273094100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-35742975585492312672010-02-08T16:21:52.630-05:002010-02-08T16:21:52.630-05:00My Father owned Biddle Purchasing until it closed ...My Father owned Biddle Purchasing until it closed in 1985. Clement Biddle was the founder and owner. Biddle was a purchasing and buying service for the hardware trades including Automotive opening for business in 1879. It had offices at Chambers Street, then the Sun Building, then 225 Broadway.<br /><br />arthurjreilly@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-13360118287381854172009-11-19T14:08:02.338-05:002009-11-19T14:08:02.338-05:00Actually, all we know is what we posted above, sin...Actually, all we know is what we posted above, since we just found this yesterday. I was hoping someone would poke around online for us. Thanks James! Now, let's see... was Mr. Schers maybe selling or distributing Mr. Biddle's merchandise thru offices at 97 Orchard? Hmm....Tenement Museumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979771778273094100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-88674942770434154722009-11-19T13:30:40.091-05:002009-11-19T13:30:40.091-05:00Hi Kate,
You've probably already seen this bu...Hi Kate,<br /><br />You've probably already seen this but PO Box 743, City Hall Station, New York, NY seems to have belonged to a Clement M. Biddle of the Biddle Purchasing Company. Perhaps it something to do with automotive parts?<br /><br />See: http://bit.ly/IfvyT<br /><br />--JamesJames Neviushttp://www.insidetheapple.netnoreply@blogger.com