Originally Posted by
hatzicho
The Old Rock you show in the pictures was sold by E. Morris Company in Detroit, as written on the cardbox. E. Morris was to that time one of 5 companies in the US who trades coticules from the Old Rock Mine. 4 of them had been located in New York - one of them was SRD - and E. Morris in Detroit.
Owner of the Old Rock mine at this time was Gustave Jacques or his son, therefore the sign Jacques & Fils as written in red on the label. Gustave Jacqes took over the old rock mine in 1874 from the Lamberty family. After world war I the Offergeld family owns the quarry - with interuptions untill today. The Offergeld family also still owns all rights on the name "Old rock".
Regards Peter