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San Francisco business directory and mercantile guide for 1864-65, 1864
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1to require more extensive accommodations. He accordingly leased in 58 the whole of the second floor of Howard's new building on Sansome street, extending from Clay to Commercial thus securing the largest salesroom in the State. Last Fall, on arrival of the Holiday Goods, the retail stock on Washington street, was removed to 620 and 622 a few doors below the old stand. This new store is the admiration of everybody, a more spacious or brilliant one cannot be found in the city of New York.
3Mr. Kohler's line of business includes the importation of almost every variety of manufactured articles known to the commercial world. His stock of goods, however, consists principally of Musical Instruments of every description, Sheet Music, Music Books, Roman Strings, Yankee Notions, Fancy Goods, Perfumery and Toys. "Like a museum," is the exclamation of every one going into his store for the first time. The many beautiful things, the many curious things, the many queer things. Laughing at a funny toy, in ecstasy over a delicate vase as elegant and beautiful as a flower, admiring the usefulness of a carriage for the baby, praising the supreme elegance of the pearl, shell and ivory goods, the goods of leather, of rare wood and alabaster, running the fingers over the keys of one of Bradbury's new Pianos, or listening to the sweet mellow tones of a cabinet organ. "Can always see something new" are the words on going out.
5During the past year Mr. K. has been traveling through Europe, purchasing up everything new and rare in his way. Paris has contributed not a little of the handiwork of her most skilful artizans and artists. At Rome, an agency has been established, to furnish, at regular periods, those famous Roman strings that are so eagerly sought by all fastidious violinists, guitarists and harpists. Germany, as ever, is untiring in originating new de-
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