Perucca Glass Negatives Collection

Most of these negatives are unidentified but several are of "Hilton's" store.

Joseph and Philip Hilton were Jewish brothers born 1871 and 1868 in Russia. They founded the clothing company Hilton's in the early 20th century.

Hilton's had several stores nationally as well as a store in Newark at 795 Broad, with a factory at 76 Springfield.

In 1916 the company dissolved, and Philip Hilton took control of the holdings.

Joseph went on to found what was eventually called "Joseph Hilton and sons". There was a 1918 court case, argured by Robert McCarter and others, which forbade Joseph from using the name "Hilton's" even with the additional phrasing "J Hilton, prop". In these images the phrase "J Hilton, prop" can be seen. He was told he had to use "J Hilton and Sons". The original court case states that after being dissolved from Philip Joseph opened stores in Paterson and New York, so this may be a New York store. (Full case text: https://casetext.com/case/hilton-v-hilton-31)

In 1918, Joseph Hilton's factory was on 27 Morton St. By 1923 there was a Joseph Hilton factory on 21 Richmond St.

Joseph Hilton's company eventually expanded to Linden and Rahway and incorporated many members of his family..Josepyh Hilton died March 13, 1933. However, the business was still going strong in 1967 when it featured in a Star Ledger article.