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Mr. Louis Mintz What Comes to Work by Us
P O T A S H & P E R L M U T T E R
THEIR COPARTNERSHIP VENTURES AND ADVENTURES
G R O S S E T & D U N L A P - PUBLISHERS:: NEW YORK
Potash & Perlmutter
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
What's This? A New Cloak Model You Got?
Abe Potash is a sharp‑tongued, fast‑talking garment dealer who’s just endured a disastrous partnership with the slick‑talking Pincus Vesell. Fresh from signing yet another dissolution agreement, he vows to go it alone—until his ever‑watchful confidant, the pragmatic lawyer Noblestone, points out a new opportunity that could finally steady his shaky finances. Their banter crackles with wit, full of colorful New York‑city slang and the kind of street‑wise scheming that makes the cut‑throat world of cloak‑and‑suit trading feel both familiar and uproariously fresh.
The story follows Potash as he weighs a tempting offer from a young, cash‑rich designer who knows the business inside out but lacks a sales instinct. With the powerful Zudrowsky & Cohen families looming in the background, Potash must decide whether to trust this fresh talent, leverage old grudges, or remain fiercely independent. Their misadventures blend humor with a keen observation of immigrant ambition, promising listeners a lively portrait of early‑20th‑century commerce and camaraderie.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (529K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-04-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1877–1934
Best known for bringing the fast-talking partners Potash and Perlmutter to life, this British-born American writer turned everyday business chatter into sharp, affectionate comedy. Before writing full time, he practiced law in New York, and that close view of city life fed the stories, plays, and film scripts that made him popular in the early 1900s.
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