Simon Brown’s Sons

Merchant
c.1906-c.1950


Blackville, SC

FAMILIES: Brown

After Simon Brown’s (1829-1906) death in 1906, his sons Isadore (1872-1957) and Herman (1876-1962) founded Simon Brown’s Sons. The brothers initially sold livestock and farm supplies, however, in the late-1910s and early-1920s, they also sold Chevrolet cars.

Main Image: Simon Brown’s Sons advertisement. Reprinted from The Barnwell People, November 2, 1916.

 

Above: Simon Brown’s Sons advertisement. Reprinted from The Barnwell People, July 12, 1917.

The Jewish Merchant Project is supported by the generosity of the Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation and the Stanley B. Farbstein Endowment at the Coastal Community Foundation.

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