ADLER ROCHESTER

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The information in this article is from the University of Rochester and Princeton University archives.

Adler-Rochester was a prominent men’s clothing maker founded in 1883 in Rochester, New York. They producied high priced, ready-to-wear suits and coats for men that rivaled luxury hand-tailored articles.

Adler means eagle in German and an eagle appears on some of their buttons holding a pair of open sewing scissors. Adler Rochester used prominent graphic designers, making their advertisements and other ephemera also highly collectible in addition to thir buttons. Notice that the “O” and “C” interlock on their buttons and in their advertisements, but only the advertisements have a hyphen between the two words.

Until it ceased operations under the Adler name in 1951, the company used Adler Rochester as the marketing name of their clothing although corporate identifiers varied (L. Adler, Bros. & Co.; Adler-Rochester Clothing Co.; Adler Rochester, Inc.).

Vegetable ivory (corozo) four-hole clothing button with the Adler Rochester name and three stars painted as a border. The paint on this antique button is still in pristine condition.
Small 7/16 inch (1.1 cm) button.
1910 Adler-Rochester clothing advertisement. Notice that the company name is different than the “marketing” name
(L. Adler Bros. & Co.)
Pressed vegetable ivory Adler Rochester clothing button dyed black after being pressed and having its holes carved. The logo eagle appears at the top of the button holding a pair of open sewing scissors. Small 7/16 inch (1.1 cm) button.
A 1921 advertisement for the Adler-Rochester clothes for men. Note that in this advertisement there is a hyphen in the name, which does not appear on the two button examples shown here.
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