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Published
02/23/10
Dashew Supply Co., an embroidery threads and tools purveyor, with its five-person staff and four-room warehouse off of General's Highway, is a living relic of the once-booming garment industry in Baltimore. 
Shannon Lee Zirkle — The Capital
Dashew Supply Co.’s Jory Bender, right, is the fourth-generation president of the family-run embroidery sewing supplier, which turns 112 years old this year. She stood with her father, Melvin Bender, and sister, Lisa Bender, in the Annapolis warehouse earlier this month against the backdrop of a photograph of Jacob Dashew, Jory and Lisa’s great-grandfather, who began the business in 1898 in Baltimore’s renowned garment district, originally as a sewing machine parts and repair company.Find Us On Facebook
The family-owned company, in its fourth generation, has outlived most of its contemporary competitors and has made many sacrifices to survive major market changes throughout the century. Founded in 1898 by a young immigrant, Jacob Dashew, under the name J. Dashew Inc., the company began as a sewing-machine parts and repair business. In the early 20th century, Dashew invented and patented a few unsuspecting...
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