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[At left: #941 Fulton Street. ]

At left: #941 Fulton Street. At right: (George I. Vickers Printing Co.) at #943 Fulton Street (in same building).

1958

941 Fulton Street

[At left: #941 Fulton Street. ]

At left: #941 Fulton Street. At right: (George I. Vickers Printing Co.) at #943 Fulton Street (in same building).

IMAGE DATE1958
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941 Fulton Street, 1958.

This four-story brick building was the home or workshop (it is unclear) of inventor Burton H. Cook from at least the 1890s until the 1910s. Cook invented and patented a number of mechanical products including a rotary ash sifter, a new and improved percolator, and a culinary grater and slicer. According to a search of his patents, he also worked on new types of suspenders and hair pins.

The building listed on his advertisements still stands, though the twin double height projected bay windows, interestingly set back in the facade, have been removed. The ground floor commercial space has also converted into additional residential units.

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