Moore Manufacturing Company

Moore Manufacturing Company
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The Moore Manufacturing Company, was Washington's largest employer of female labor and was owned and managed by Fred H. Moore. This industry, the only one of its kind in the city of Washington, was established in 1925. "Washington's Pride," the trade name, under which the product reached the market, was sold throughout the entire United States. Fifty power machines employed the services of sixty people each day who produced 100 dozen work shirts that included twenty-five styles, including boys' shirts. the sales agent was H. Davenport of 1182 Broadway, New York.

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