LEADING  MANUFACTURERS  AND  MERCHANTS  CITY  OF  BROOKLYN


J. Wm. SIDELL

Coal and Wood
DeKalb Avenue, corner Skillman Street.-

Mr. Sidell, who is a native of Germany, came to this country forty-six 
years ago. In 1851 he entered into business in this city as a dry goods 
merchant, at the corner of Lawrence Street and Myrtle Avenue. For twenty 
years he successfully conducted the business, disposing of it in 1871 
to enter into the coal and wood trade, in which he saw a wider field for 
usefulness, energy, and enterprise. 

Mr. Sidell's coal yard covers an area of 150x100 feet. The yard is nearly 
enthely covered with frame sheds, in which is stored a large stuck of 
Lehigh and red ash coal, in furnace, stove, egg, and nut sizes. 

A large number of men are employed in attending to the handling of the 
coal and wood and the filling of all orders in the promptest manner. 
Mr. Sidell has a large trade in supplying families, restaurant keepers, and 
others with coal and wood at the lowest prices. 


With Special Thanks to: Cathy Harrison Speciale
Transcribed exclusively for the Brooklyn Genealogical Information Pages: Nancy E Lutz

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