Jim’s History Corner – The “Tailor”

Jim’s History Corner – The Tailor

George M. Bertram was born in 1820 in New York.  At the age of 13, he was apprenticed to Andrew Little, a tailor in New York to learn the trade.  He did well and in 1840 was released from his indenture by Mr. Little who stated that George proved to be “Honest, Truthful, of High Integrity, and Sober”.  George set up business as a tailor.

In 1846, Elias Howe invented the first workable sewing machine but it didn’t
make an impact until 1850.  At this time, George Bertram saw the “writing on the wall” and decided to move west. After helping to found the town Excelsior, he moved onto Monticello where he plied his tailoring business. One of his clients was “tip” Mealy who was providing uniforms for the newly formed Monticello Baseball Club.  From 1860 to 1867 he was also a representative of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

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