Eaves-Brooks Costume Company (New York, N.Y.)

The Eaves Costume Company, founded in 1863, was family-owned and was originally located in lower Manhattan.

The Company moved to 151 W. 46th Street, centrally located in the Theater District. It advertised itself as "The World's Largest Rental Costumers" and rented to universities, community theatres, secondary schools, churches, etc. Eaves acquired the Brooks-Van Horn Costume Company in 1981. The newly merged collection became known as the Eaves-Brooks Costume Company, Inc., relocating to Long Island City and maintaining a facility on West 26th Street in Manhattan. Dodger Costumes Ltd., affiliated with Dodger Theatricals, acquired Eaves-Brooks in 1998. Dodger exited the costume rental and manufacturing business when Dodger Costumes closed its doors on February 25th, 2005. They continued on as a producing organization.

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