The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-11-29
A WAREHOUSE OF WONDERS.
Notes of Visit to Feigenbaum & Co.'S
Warehouse.
The Home of Santa Claus-The Taste
and Ingenuity of Two COnti-
nents on Exhibition.

The holidays are fast approaching and the little
are beginning to anticipate visit from that patron of
good children, Santa Claus. and to expect lots toys
and bonbons from his well filled sack The toys
be forthcoming and Santa Claus in propra persona
has long since ceased to be living reality parents
guardians must assume the role and satisfy ongngs
of the smaller editions of humanity This being lam
entable fact It Is well to point to the aforesaid pa
rents and guardians the locality wherein they may
convert their spare coin miniature babies and fancy
articles of all descriptions With this laudabe purpose
In view CHRONICLE reporter recently visited the
rooms of Feigenbaum Co., Nos l2n 49, l24 and l26
Sansome Street, between Pine and Bdsh San Francis
co, and there he which made his leap
as in the days Of childhood. Every description of toy
and pavthng there hand ready to be seized in
less than child could he resist the tempt
some at least Of the beautiful things spread before
him.
The enterprise of Pacific coast merchants has
come proverbial The world The firm Of Feigen-
baum Co began operations some four years ago
Battery Street In their business
modious quarters, and now they occupy the second.
third and fourth floors of the building 100, a. IA
and l26 >ansome Street. and the basement running
der Fredlanders. An elevator Is In working
e The 10 M 10 any m1ns IN
Will be amply appreciated bv prospective purchasers
They have cases of goods in three warehouses; bond and
free. here three persons the irm and one Of
them goes to Europe to select and purchase
Switzerland and Italy At the latter lace all the beads
and violin strings obtained The firm Is certainly
doing the largest wholesale business the Pacific
coast and ii i unde rstood in commercial circles
they the largest traffic In their pecul line
known in the country Their grand arises from
two causes: First, they sell only the best quality
goods; and second. every member OF the nrm
ergetic and experienced business man MIR. >chwarZs-
child has been engaged in the toy business for thirteen
years. and both the Messrs Feigenbaum have been in
the general mercantile business this for
teen years. Besides their large stick of imported
goods, the firm manufacture great part of The willow
such furniture sets, and rocking
which pronounced bv t. be far superior
those imported They are beginning manufac-
ture children's carriages and uval chairs.
Including members of the frm fourteen persons
constantly engaged in the building. They are the
agents for the celebrated Day K Martins backing All
the imported goods brought around the Horn In
sal ing vessels and thus shipped direct the firm
Among the many articles of which their stock is
posed may be found music In and elegant
varieties splendid assortment of shell and cigar
cases. genuine meerschaum pipes, magic lanterns of
all sizes AMI styles, mechanical tin and all
made In the United States better and than
be made where else: bird variety,
mu 'ical albums which send forth strains when
opened 100 different styles of the ordinary album: dolls
manufactured in nearly everv country the globe
talking dolls. walking dolls. crying ana sleeping dolls,
musical work boxes. musical footstOols and chairs,
rocking horses and thousands of other articles adapted
for use or amusement. The rm is ready well
come visitors whether they come to purchase
me- and our readers spend pleasant
IN the warerooms of Feigenbaum Co, any exhi-
bitiOn in the city.