Dr.Warner's Health Corsets
Dr.Lucian Warner was a physician in the late 19th century. He ended up giving up his practice to lecture people about women's health issues, specifically the corset. He gave lectures on the harmful effects of the steel boned corset. But his lectures gave no effect. So he decided to design a corset in 1873 that gave the "perfect" shape and had the flexibility to prevent injuries by allowing more movement. Then in 1974 Dr.Warner and his brother Dr. Ira De Ver quit their medical jobs and founded the Warner Brother's Corset Company. The corsets they produced were called Dr.Warners Coraline Health Corsets. The corsets were made of to pieces of Coraline and were laced or clasped together. They also added shoulder straps for support.
The product was so innovative and prevalent that they had to relocate from New York to Bridgeport CT. In this location they had about 1,200 people working and they produced about 6,000 corsets a day. This all made the brothers millionaires and they retired in 1894. The company was now in the hands of Dr.Ira De Vers son D.H.Warner. Warner Brother's company was then turned into a corporation from a partnership.
The product was so innovative and prevalent that they had to relocate from New York to Bridgeport CT. In this location they had about 1,200 people working and they produced about 6,000 corsets a day. This all made the brothers millionaires and they retired in 1894. The company was now in the hands of Dr.Ira De Vers son D.H.Warner. Warner Brother's company was then turned into a corporation from a partnership.
