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R. & G. Corset Factory, South Norwalk, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org
Located on Ann Street, the R & G Corset Factory was one of the largest producers of ladies corsets
and in 1901 employed about a thousand workers, almost all of them women. It turned out 650 garments daily. During World War I, R & G Corsets were the mainstay of Red Cross Nurses. The company closed during the great depression of the 1930's. The building was purchased by the Manhattan Shirt
Company to manufacture soft collar shirts, but the building eventually was converted to living quarters. norwalkct.org
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
R. & G. Corset Factory, South Norwalk, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org
Located on Ann Street, the R & G Corset Factory was one of the largest producers of ladies corsets
and in 1901 employed about a thousand workers, almost all of them women. It turned out 650 garments daily. During World War I, R & G Corsets were the mainstay of Red Cross Nurses. The company closed during the great depression of the 1930's. The building was purchased by the Manhattan Shirt
Company to manufacture soft collar shirts, but the building eventually was converted to living quarters. norwalkct.org
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
 (South Norwalk) (East Norwalk) - R. & G. Corset Factory, South Norwalk, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org
Located on Ann Street, the R & G Corset Factory was one of the largest producers of ladies corsets
and in 1901 employed about a thousand workers, almost all of them women. It turned out 650 garments daily. During World War I, R & G Corsets were the mainstay of Red Cross Nurses. The company closed during the great depression of the 1930's. The building was purchased by the Manhattan Shirt
Company to manufacture soft collar shirts, but the building eventually was converted to living quarters. norwalkct.org){kind=small}
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