H. E. Verran Co., 17-19 Union Square West corner of 15th Street (2003)

H E
VERRAN
COMPANY
New York
New York
MANUFACTURERS

Harry E. Verran (1869-1930), born in Platteville, Wis., headed the H. E. Verran Co., which manufactured embroidery at this address from 1915 to 1928. In the late 1920s Verran built a new factory in Stamford, Conn. and moved the company there.

Verran appears in the US Census of 1880 at the age of 11, the son of R. T. Verran, 52, born in England. Harry Verran moved to New York around 1900 and went to work for Charles E. Bentley (ca 1851-?) at Bentley's lace and embroidery factory on lower Broadway. He later (around 1912) bought the company, which then became "H. E. Verran Co., Art Needle Work."

This sign is on the rear of 17-19 Union Square West. The building has a secondary entrance at 25 E. 15th St.

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