CULICOVER & SHAPIRO INC Information

Culicover & Shapiro was started in 1929 by Gershon Shapiro (second from left). He had a partner, Mr. Culicover, for about one year. When they parted company, rather than waste printed invoices, Mr. Shapiro kept the name "Culicover" as part of the name, and so it has remained all these years! In the beginning, all of the brushes they produced were hand made. Later the company bought a "Liebig" semi-automatic stapling machine. When his son, Dave, joined the firm after World War II, they made a quantum leap into automatic brush stapling machines. Today (2009), with grandson Richard at the helm, they operate state-of-the-art high speed automatic stapling machines as well as having the ability to supply hand made brushes. Culicover & Shapiro is still a family owned business moving forward with high standards of quality and personal service.