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Bommer family collection

Call Number

1992.033

Date

1926-1965, inclusive

Creator

Bommer family
Van Liew, Barbara (Role: Donor)

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet
in three folders

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The collection contains one photograph album of Brooklyn buildings and an accompanying map, one booklet on the founding of the Emil Bommer Playground, located at 423 DeKalb Ave. in Brooklyn; one booklet celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Bommer Spring Hinge Co. of Brooklyn; and one news clipping concerning Bommer Spring Hinge Co.'s move to Landrum, S.C. in the 1960s. Some genealogical information can be found in the Bommer playground booklet.

Historical note

The Bommer Spring Hinge Co. was founded in 1876 by Lorenz Bommer, who in 1861 perfected the first double-spring hinge made of brass castings in four sections. In 1893, his son, Emil Bommer, joined the company. The Bommer Playground was founded by the family in 1908 and incorporated in 1926.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes one album of photographs of exteriors and interiors of 80 buildings across Brooklyn. The buildings are concentrated in the neighborhoods of DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, and Bedford-Stuyvesant. Many photographs in the album are numbered, which appear on an accompanying street map of Brooklyn. There are also photos of the Emil Bommer Playground and photo of the Bommer Spring Hinge Co. of Brooklyn.

Also included in this collection is one booklet on the founding of the Emil Bommer Playground, located at 423 DeKalb Ave. in Brooklyn; one booklet celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Bommer Spring Hinge Co. of Brooklyn; and one news clipping concerning Bommer Spring Hinge Co.'s move to Landrum, S.C. in the 1960s. Some genealogical information can be found in the Bommer playground booklet.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials published prior to 1923 are in the public domain. The copyright status of other materials in this collection has not been evaluated.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Bommer fmaily collection, 1992.033, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession 1992.023 was the gift of Barbara Van Liew, 1991. Accession 2011.023 was donated to Dartmouth College by Emil Brommer, and transferred to the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2011.

Collection processed by

Matthew Gorham

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Language: English

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0143 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201