Posted by Ron Filion on Monday, June 19, 2006 at 17:58:12 :

In Reply to: Toklas Hahn & Brown posted by Russ Cochiolo on Friday, June 09, 2006 at 19:16:54 :

I went through all the available City Directories from 1850. Max Toklas first appears in the October 1864 Langley edition:

"Toklas, M & Co. (Solomon Sheyer and L. Lithauer) importers and jobbers clothing and furnishing goods, 308 California, dwl Eureka Hotel)"

In December 1865 (Langley), the name was changed to "Toklas, Wise & Co."

I didn't have access to an 1870 edition available, but in the April 1871 edition, it was changed to:

Toklas, Hahn & Brown [Max Toklas, Seligman Hahn & Morris Brown] importers, manufacturers and wholesale clothing, 24 San[some]

SO, Toklas Hahn & Brown was formed in either 1870 or 1871 at the earliest.

Ron

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Message:	: I went through all the available City Directories from 1850. Max Toklas first appears in the October 1864 Langley edition: : "Toklas, M & Co. (Solomon Sheyer and L. Lithauer) importers and jobbers clothing and furnishing goods, 308 California, dwl Eureka Hotel)" : In December 1865 (Langley), the name was changed to "Toklas, Wise & Co." : I didn't have access to an 1870 edition available, but in the April 1871 edition, it was changed to: : Toklas, Hahn & Brown [Max Toklas, Seligman Hahn & Morris Brown] importers, manufacturers and wholesale clothing, 24 San[some] : SO, Toklas Hahn & Brown was formed in either 1870 or 1871 at the earliest. : Ron