Object Volume 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The records trace the business from 1841 to 1963, from the time it was known as a shop belonging to Andrew Merker, blacksmith, to the present ownership of Theodore F. Krug. The firm is currently in business, operating in the same building on Saratoga Street as Merker did.The earliest records are in German, becoming a mixture of German and English, becoming completely English by the 1850's. Records-keeping, as business increases, becomes more sophisticated and complete. All phases...