Interview with Margie Sackin

Length
36:51
Date
Interviewer
Dvorak, John A.
Description

Interview with Margie Sackin about her family's hardware and tool company, Harry Epstein Company, located in Kansas City's historic Garment District. Her father, Harry Epstein, started the business in 1930 and it served largely as a distributor to regional hardware stores, and continues to sell American-made tools primarily through its website. After Harry Epstein died in 1992, the business was run by her husband, Gene, and their sons, and a grandson. She discusses the social milieu of the garment district, local restaurants, the decline of the garment industry, and describes the operations of Harry Epstein Company, and their specialization in American-made tools, at the time of the interview.

Interviewee
Sackin, Margie
Object Type
Video Recording
Local Subject
Bretton's Restaurant
Garment Industry
Harry J. Epstein Company
Garment District
Talman's Grill
Lucas Place
Nat Nast
Subject (LC)
Clothing trade
Hardware industry
Hardware stores
Jewish persons
Neighborhood
Downtown KCMO
City
Kansas City
State
Missouri
Country
United States
Notes
The Historic Garment Industry oral history project was conducted by the Historic Garment District Museum in cooperation with the Kansas City Public Library.
Transcription
MVSC-GARMENT-Sackin-Margie.pdf
Owning Organization(s)
Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library
Kansas City Museum
Institution Website

https://kchistory.org

Shelf Location

SC229 Garment Industry Oral History Collection

Digital Object Identifier
MVSC-GARMENT-Sackin-Margie
Disclaimer
This oral history recording is presented as a historical document of the recollections and opinions of persons living and/or working in Kansas City when the history was conducted. Minor edits have been made to remove pauses, interruptions and verbal tics, and the recording is otherwise verbatim as it was captured. These oral histories represent the thoughts and opinions of the original participants and do not reflect the views of the Kansas City Public Library or its partner organizations in this oral history project.
Use & Reproduction

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Acknowledgement
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library.