Pim Brothers & Co.

Advertisement of Pim Brothers & Co. depicting the main shop in Dublin and below the Greenmount Factory (1876)

Pim Brothers & Co. were primarily an Irish poplin manufacturers and drapers.

It was founded by the Pim family, who were Quakers. Amongst the known partners of the business were Joseph Todhunter Pim, Richard Pim, F.W. Pim, Jonathan Pim, Thomas Pim and John Gilbert.[1][2]

Their large department store located at 75-85 South Great George Street in Dublin. It was designed by Sandham Symes and constructed in the 1850s. It was demolished for a modern office building in the 1970s.[3] Another shop was at Exchequer Street.

The company received the imperial and royal warrant of appointment to the Austro-Hungarian court.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15562&start=70
  2. ↑ http://dib.cambridge.org/viewReadPage.do?articleId=a7352
  3. ↑ http://archiseek.com/2011/1856-pims-department-store-sth-great-george/

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