10 things you can be proud of if you live in Brooklyn

The historical community of Brooklyn organized an exhibition dedicated to the 100 anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce in this area, in which everyone can also get acquainted with the popular goods of our time that were created in Brooklyn.

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The exhibition is held in the building Brooklyn Historical Society on 128 Pierrepont street until the end of the year. A dozen of the best things that Brooklyn can be proud of have collected edition 6SqFt.

Eberhard Faber pencils

One of the largest American pencil manufacturers, Eberhard Faber, had a factory in Brooklyn. John Eberhard Faber, an immigrant from Bavaria, whose family at that time made pencils in Europe for about a hundred years, founded one of the first pencil factories in the USA in 1860. After a disastrous fire in his office in Manhattan, the plant moved to Greenpoint in Brooklyn in 1872.

Cracker jack

In Brooklyn, a cult American confection was made, consisting of popcorn and peanut covered with molasses. Although the product appeared in Chicago and acquired a trademark in 1896, Rueckheim Brothers & Eckstein He established a plant in Brooklyn in 1914 to serve his customers on the east coast and abroad. Talismans Cracker jack Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo first appeared in the 1916 year and were registered as a trademark in the 1919 year.

Local beer

Brooklyn was once home to the 45 breweries. The exhibition presents a collection of vintage beer bottles, including a bottle of 1860, from Henry hechtbottle Minck Bros. & Co. and bottle Derenthal & Schalk 1890 of the year. By 1976, none of the breweries in Brooklyn were operating, this industry was taken up by national brands. Fortunately, brewing is returning to Brooklyn, currently 20 breweries are operating in the area.

U-Bet Chocolate Syrup

Brooklyn based company H. Fox & Co. produces its cult syrup since 1895. This syrup has become an ingredient of many popular drinks and sweets in the city.

Gage & Tollner Restaurant

Charles Gage and Eugene Tollner established their famous restaurant in 1879, and in 1889, the establishment moved to Brooklyn. At that time, electricity was new and did not differ in reliability, therefore restaurateurs installed lamps in the 36 hall, which could be powered both with electricity and gas, so that they would work during power outages. This romantic Victorian restaurant remained open until 1995, and was one of the most popular places in the city for romantic dates and offers of hands and hearts.

Brillo Soap

Company Brillo Manufacturing was founded in Dumbo in 1917 by the seller of kitchenware and his brother-in-law, a jeweler. Together, they developed a cleansing product made from soap, powder used for roasting precious metals, and steel wool imported from Germany. They patented their product as Brightwhich in translation from Latin means “bright”.

Virginia Dare Extract

Company Virginia Dare Extract Company in Brooklyn has manufactured and supplied flavors and extracts to the food, beverage, nutritional, dairy, bakery, confectionery, wine and other industries in Brooklyn since the 1920s. Virginia Dare was the name of the first English child born in Virginia Territory in 1587, and co. Virginia Dare Extract sells its products with the image of a beautiful girl, which symbolizes the "usefulness and purity" of the product.

Domino sugar

U.S. company Sugar refining co., which later became known as Domino Sugar, From 1857 to 2004, the plant on the Williamsburg Embankment had a year. By 1870 year Domino sugar made more than half of the sugar consumed annually in the United States.

Halfa Sahadi's Importing Co.

Sahadi's is a Middle Eastern grocery store on Atlantic Avenue that opened in 1948 with its own line of sesame halwa.

ER Squibb & Sons Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical company ER Squibb & Sons was founded in Brooklyn in 1858 by Dr. Edward Robinson Squibb, who wanted to improve the quality of drugs available in the US.

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