Forstmann Woolen Company
Julius Forstmann founded the Forstmann & Huffmann Company in Passaic, New Jersey in the early 1900s. By 1931, the company's name was changed to the Forstmann Woolen Company. Forstmann designed his own fabrics, founded the National Quality Maintenance League, and was a sponsor of the "Truth-in-Fabrics" bill passed by the Congress in 1940. In conjunction with the Forstmann Woolen Company, the Julius Forstmann & Company, Inc. was established as its fiscal and selling agent. Both companies were acquired by J.P. Stevens in 1957. The papers document primarily the financial operations of the family owned and operated Forstmann Companies and subsidiaries.
The company acquired the Louis Gallet Knitting Mills in 1956. Other subsidiary companies include Super-Tex, Inc., Skaneateles Teasel Company, Garfield Warehouse and Terminal Company, and the Credit and Investors Advisory Corporation, later the Economic Advisory Corporation. Both the Julius Forstmann & Company, Inc. and Forstmann Woolen Company were acquired by J.P. Stevens in 1957.
From the description of Forstmann Companies Records, 1904-1957, (bulk 1905-1959). (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 36285387
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| referencedIn | Sanford E. Thompson Papers, 1888-1949, bulk 1901-1935. | Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Von Bergen, Werner, 1897-. [Business records]. | American Textile History Museum Library | |
| referencedIn | Thompson, Sanford E. (Sanford Eleazer), 1867-1949. Sanford E. Thompson. Series 1. Professional papers, 1888-1949, bulk 1915-1940. | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | Forstmann Woolen Company. Forstmann Companies Records, 1904-1957, (bulk 1905-1959). | Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library | |
| referencedIn | J.P. Stevens & Co. [Business records] | American Textile History Museum Library |
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| associatedWith | Credit and Investors Advisory Corporation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Economic Advisory Corporation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Forstmann and Huffmann Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Forstmann, Curt Erwin, 1907-1950. | person |
| associatedWith | Forstmann, Julius, 1871-1939. | person |
| associatedWith | Garfield Worsted Mills (N.J.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | J.P. Stevens & Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Julius Forstmann & Company, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Louis Gallet Knitting Mills. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Skaneateles Teasel Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Super-Tex, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thompson, Sanford E. (Sanford Eleazer), 1867-1949. | person |
| associatedWith | Von Bergen, Werner, 1897- | person |
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| New Jersey |
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| Textile designers |
| Textile industry |
| Textile industry |
| Woolen and worsted manufacture |
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Active 1904
Active 1957
