Details
Creator Grocke, J.M., artist.
Contributor Grocke Art Co.
Title Kaufman Plush Co. [graphic] / J.M. Grocke. Philadelphia.
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1925
Date [ca. 1925]
Physical Description 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache ; mount 74 x 92 cm (29 x 36.5 in.)
Description Bird’s Eye view drawing for an advertisement depicting the Kaufman Plush Co. factory at Pensdale and Mitchell Streets, Philadelphia built circa 1922. Shows the factory complex, including a five-story mill with a tower labeled, Kaufman Plush Co, and a one-story building with a steam tower labeled, Kaufman. On the grounds between the buildings, a worker loads goods onto a truck near two other trucks, one parked and one departing. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk in front of the factory. In the right foreground, a line of trees grows along the fence outside the complex. In the background, the skyline of the Manayunk neighborhood is visible. Founded in 1919 by Harry Kaufman, the Kaufman Plush Co. operated through circa 1970s.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist.
Signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
Accompanying label reads: To [Kaufman Plush Co. Roxborough] From Grocke Art Co., Aerial View Illustrating of Manufacturing Plants. 1507 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Biographical / historical note Grocke Art Co. was a Philadelphia firm that specialized in bird's eye views in the 1920s.
Subject Kaufman Plush Co.
Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Textile industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Trucks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Manayunk (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pensdale Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- at Mitchell Street.
Genre Gouaches -- 1920-1930.
Watercolors -- 1920-1930.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.62.25]
Accession number P.2019.62.25