Bruce Carriage Company
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This catalog from W.S. Bruce & Co. claimed they could âshow and ship nearly one thousandâ carriages ⦠the day the orders reach us.â
Dear Vance: At a local estate sale, I purchased a folder stuffed with old papers, and inside was a sales booklet for the Bruce Carriage Company, apparently located in Memphis. What can you tell me about this business? â M.B., Memphis.
Dear M.B.: I can tell you that youâve made a remarkable find. This fragile catalog is a rare artifact from one of our cityâs oldest family-owned businesses â and one that few people remember because, after all, you donât encounter many carriages on the streets of Memphis anymore.