B. Eichenser, The Men's Shop

Everything I know about B. Eichenser, The Men's Shop, can be found on these two postcards:

Postcard front,
B. Eichenser, The Men's Shop,
November 1911

Postcard back,
B. Eichenser, The Men's Shop,
November 1911

Postcard front,
B. Eichenser, The Men's Shop
December 1911

Postcard back,
B. Eichenser, The Men's Shop
December 1911

B. Eichenser, The Men's Shop, was at 533 Merchant Street in Ambridge, at least in 1911.

The shop sold a variety of men's clothing from union suits to "Holeproof Silk Hose" and "Holeproof Soz" * to "coat sweaters." ** The shop would also tailor a suit or overcoat. At least in the last two months of 1911 it did and would.

The shop advertised on calendar postcards, at least in November and December 1911.

The shop advised "Mothers, Daughters, Sweethearts" that it was Ambridge's "X-Mas Headquarters," at least for men's presents in November and December 1911.

The printer of these B. Eichenser, The Men's Shop, postcards stacked at least one December 1911 card with ink that wasn't completely dry, on at least one other December 1911 card, the one shown above.

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Later, Sacks, which sold women's clothing, occupied 533 Merchant Street. The building was destroyed by fire on July 6, 2014.

533 Merchant Street,
March 30, 2014

Fire
533 Merchant Street
July 6, 2014
credit: Alan Freed Photography/
Ambridge Connection
used with permission

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*Holeproof Hosiery appears to have been a brand of, well, hole-proof hosiery. One of the types of Holeproof Hosiery was "soz."

Holeproof Hosiery ad,
La Follette's Weekly Magazine, Volume 1

**To the best I can determine, "coat sweaters" and "sweater coats" were cardigans.