Mayer Fabrics Celebrates Its 125th Anniversary
It is a remarkable achievement for any company to make it for a century and a quarter. Perhaps it is even more remarkable for a family-owned business to do so and remain family-owned. But the company we now know as Mayer Fabrics – owned and operated by the Mayer family is marking its 125th anniversary this year. Rob Mayer is the current president and we linked up on Zoom last week to talk about the 125-year journey of the company. Bob Beck (BB): Tell us about the founding of your company and some of the important mileposts in its history. Rob Mayer (RM): My great grandfather was George L. Paetz and in 1897 he founded George L. Paetz & Sons. In the beginning he was a mattress maker so he stocked the fabric and trimmings for making mattresses. At some point he started selling some of the fabric and trimmings …
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