The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-15
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
Opening Of Koch & Braunstein'a Ell
cgant China Store.

Opening of Koch & BraunsIein'a En-
egant China store.
Persons passing along the upper side Of
Fifth stteet. near Elm, any day within the
last few weeks have noticed extensive al
terations and remOdeling Of the store at
No. 1870, and thuse whose curiosity led them
to inquire, learned from a placard in the
windows that this was being done prepar-
atory to the opening of new store in the
CHINA, GLASS AND oRocKERY TRADE.
Last week the arrangements were all
completed, and to-day the establishment
was thrown open to the public. Accepting
the general invitation of the prol rietors
we paid visit to the new house and spent
an hour in viewing what we have no hesl.
tation in pronouncing one Of the finest
stocks in this line of trade to BIZ found in
the CITY.
The inaugurators of this new enterprise
are Mr.. G. J. Koch aud Mr.. Chas. b. Braun
stein, two gentlemen who have for the past
ten or dozen years been we'll known in
the community from their connection dur
ing that time with J. A. Mohienhoff Mr..
Koch having had charge OF the wholesale and
Mr.. Braunstein the retail department of
that we'll known house. ,
The new firm have selected q very con-
venient and central location, and their
store has been fitted up In a manner that
| reflects the highest credit upon the taste
and judgment of those having tine matter
IN charge. 1t has frontage on the street
of TWENTY-FIVE feet and depth
of one hundred feet. The height
Of the ceiling is fourteen feet The
windows In front are of French plate
glass and occupy the entire SPACE except
the door. Upon each side Of the store and
extending the entire length, except the
part occupied by the Offices situated in
the rear, are shelves finished in ebony.
elaborately carved and ornamented in
Eastlake style and reaching from the floor
nearly to the ceiling. On these and on
C unters running through the center is
tastefully displayed the stock carried bv
the house, an inspection of which was like
saunterlng through museum where the
attention is arrested at every step BY some
thing new and more interesting than what
had preceded it.
., The firm are wholesale and retail dealers
in china. glass and crockery ware, and car
ry full lines of standard goods Of foreign
and domestic manufacture, common, me-
dium and high-priced grades In dinner
Sets they show great 'ariety. and make
ppCCIulbN Va tiO CclcDIdtcu SOptIdIlu
English ware, now SO fashionable, which
they carry in open stock, thus enabling
them to furnish any part VI a set or to du
plicate any piece.
They have splendid stock of Haviland's
/, French china dinner and tea SETS also in
open stock; glassware In an endless var
ETY., pitchers, fruit dishes, decanters
carafes, goblets, Wines cordials liquors,
champagnes etc, etc. In novelties theiI
. assortment can not be excelled in the city
We noticed Sevres wares, Majolica goods.
Japanese, Kiota and 1ongwy wares, o
unique and sometimes grotesquely beanti
ful patterns, vases Of modern STYLES, side b,
side with the antique and strictly classical
ehakspearean tiles; decorated French china
Parian marble, German porcelain. Laws
= goods. and the thousand and one articles
useful and ornamental, that 20 to make VI
the stock OF tirst-class house in this lin,
. of trade.
e In silver plated ware and table cutler.
y they will keep full lines of American man
i ufacture. Importing their foreign and re
celvlDg their domestic goods direct from th
II manufacturers they can Offer j.bbers ant
: retailers terms equally favorable with all,
II house, while their retail department
a is 81 full and complete as to give custom
D ers advantages seldom afforded in an!
is house In the trade. We congratulate til
}. new firm upon the fine display they max
at their opening and invite the public /
d call and examine their stock, which as W
J. have remarked before, will be found tl,
If newest and one Of the most com plete j
Ii extent and variety ever shown in th
}; market. ~ l. s.as
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