- Term
William H. Horstmann
- Alternate Term
William H. Horstmann
- Geography
Philadelphia, PA; New York City, NY
- Date
active 1816-1914
- Remarks
Manufacturer and retailer of civilian and military equipment. William H. Horstmann (1785-1850) established a manufacturing, importing, and retail business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816. His firm consisted of two companies: one dealt in civilian clothing and goods, and the other in military uniforms and equipment. After his sons, William H. Horstmann (1819-1872) and Sigmund H. Horstmann (1821-1870) joined the firm, they established another branch of the business in New York, NY. Also called William H. Horstmann & Sons (1843-1893, Philadelphia), Horstmann Bros. & Company (1850-1852, New York; 1859-1893, Philadelphia), Horstmann Bros. & Allien (1852-1877, New York), Horstmann Sons & Drucker (1845-1849, New York), The William H. Horstmann Co. (1893-1940, Philadelphia).