Billhead of Rauh Brothers & Co., manufacturers and wholesalers of men's furnishing goods, located at 800-802 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dated October 30, 1894. The principals of the firm were Enoch, Marcus, Abe I., and Chas. M. Rauh. Enoch Rauh was the head of the firm. Additional information from the Rauh Archives at the Pittsburgh Historical Society details the history of the company, including its origins in a dry goods store run by Solomon Rauh and his brother-in-law Abraham Lippman, and its later expansion under Enoch Rauh and his brothers. The business employed over 100 people by 1886 and had branch offices in New York, with sales territory extending into Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Enoch Rauh's philanthropic endeavors and prominent positions in Pittsburgh society are also noted.
Subject: Clothing and apparel industry -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History
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Billhead from Rauh Brothers & Co., manufacturers and wholesalers of men's furnishing goods, located at 800-802 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dated December 17, 1894. The principals of the firm were Enoch, Marcus, Abe I., and Chas. M. Rauh. Enoch Rauh was the leading figure in the company. The company's history included an earlier dry goods store on Second Avenue, run by Solomon Rauh (c.1822-1880) and his brother-in-law, Abraham Lippman. Enoch Rauh and his brothers, with the support of Abraham Lippman, established the wholesale men's clothing business around 1879/80, initially on Wood Street, later expanding to 800 Liberty Avenue and 951 Penn Avenue. By 1886, it employed over 100 people and had a branch in New York, serving Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. After Enoch Rauh's death in 1919, the Enoch Rauh Club, a social and philanthropic organization, was formed in his memory.