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Boker, Carl F., 1847-1929

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role Collector
dates 1847-1929
city New York City
stateNY
sex M
historical notes Business man who at one point owned Cyclops Steel Co., his family was of German descent and had cutlery and hardware concerns in Germany, New York and Mexico City (according to his grandson's letters at the NYHS).

Collector of oil paintings, silver, sculpture.

NYHS has 1909 inventory of his house at 23 West 76th street which is very detailed.
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The New-York Historical Society
Manuscript Department
Inventory, 1909, February 11, New York City. see details...