Boorum & Pease Co., Front St. near Jay St., Brooklyn, NY, 1991  

This watertower was probably on top of what in an ad from 1918 is described as the Boorum & Pease Co. home offices: Front Street and Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. (click for image).

This ad from 1904 proclaims Boorum & Pease as in business For More Than Half A Century.

The following notice appeared in American Stationer and Office Outfitter, vol. 82, no. 19, 10 Nov. 1917, p. 36, "The seventy-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the blank book and loose leaf business of Boorum & Pease is coincident with this year. The fact recalls the founding of this company in 1842 by Arthur Morrell, an English bookbinder engaged in the manufacture of blank books at 196 Fulton street, New York City. Retiring in 1853, he left his business to John O'Hara, who removed to 306 Bleecker street. It was on September 1, 1867, that this business was transformed into that of Boorum & Pease, being located at the corner of Bank and Bleecker streets. Mr. Boorum started in Mr. O'Hara's employ as a boy of 14. Mr. Pease had been in the stationery business in Detroit. In 1893 greatly increasing growth, resulted in incorporation as the Boorum & Pease Company, with the following officers: George L. Pease, president; William B. Boorum, vice-president; Charles L. Boorum, second vice-president; G. C. Boorum, secretary and treasurer. William C. Bardenheuer is the present manager."

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