The company was started in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1841 by Caufman Koch (1808-1895), a German Jewish immigrant from Bavaria. Koch moved the company to Cleveland in 1845. Over the years he brought a number of partners into the business, among them Moritz Joseph and Julius Feiss, who, after becoming primary partners, changed the name of the company to Joseph & Feiss in 1907. This photo was taken circa 1890.
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