October 11, 1945, Appleton Post-Crescent
I found the above two items on eBay. Notice the tags which identify them as being manufactured right in Menasha under the label of "Briskcraft Corporation." More information wasn't available, but it is worth pursuing. I will admit that I had not heard of "briskwool" nor was I aware of the toys' manufacture in our fair city until running across the above advertisement.
The old brewery on 2nd and Manitowoc streets across from the old Watertower. Allot of there toys were won at summer fairs as prizes.
ReplyDeleteThe original comment about these Briskcraft toys being made in the old brewery is correct. Lou Britzke was the local entrepreneur behind the Briskcraft brand and the brandname is a play on his family name. In the 1940s, my father worked part-time at the Briskcraft facility.
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