History on Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Not sure if I would want to live there. []HERE is some history on E. Matthews Sons, pages 111-112. The company started sometime before 1890 and continued after Elbert Matthews death in 1891. His widow conducted the business until 1899 when his brother Charles, Irvin purchased it. There is a hotel named after Elbert Matthews.It looks like you have done your research, HERE is a link to your eBay listing.Good Luck!BTW, you have some interesting stuff for sale.