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For the next couple of weeks, we’d love to highlight some of the friends, family, and staff that make up the Lamy family atmosphere. We are kicking off this series with Libby Swearingen. Libby is the wife of Reid Swearingen, son of John Swearingen–owner of Lamy’s. You can find Libby almost every time you’re at…

We thought it may be fun to walk you through a timeline of our history in this beloved building. After all, 120+ years is worth a reflection. 1866 The business was founded by E. Lamy & Sons. 1893 The business building was erected and moved into its current home at 108 W. Pacific Street in…

In 1787, the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power to secure inventors’ rights (Article I, Section 8). The U.S. has had patent protection since 1790, which was developed over the next several hundred years with standards significantly expanded in the 1950s. A patent was issued to J. W. Davis and Levi Strauss and Co. in March…

Lamy’s first 3 apartment tenants all moved in the first-weekend occupancy was allowed without an operational elevator and with the 2nd floor still very much under construction. We had moved our office back into the building in December of 2019 in order to be closer to the project through the final months.  The 2nd floor…

If you were able to follow along at the rehabilitation of our historic building, maybe you’re wondering just how it all came together. The short answer? Help. CFO, Scott Benbrook had just finished up a large renovation of the old C. W Flowers building, which is now known to Pettis County as The Venue. With…

During our talk of remodeling the Lamy building, it was often a high topic of conversation that the entire building could be turned into apartments or office space. The same concern always arose that Sedalia may not be large enough to handle the addition of 50,000 square feet of apartments or office space at one…

Our building was erected in 1893 and shut down operations in 1998. From that time to 2017, our building sat vacant. We spent 3 years planning, designing, envisioning, and remodeling our beloved space. We brought in all the experts and most of the design process was done by our very own Scott Benbrook, along with…

In 1990 the way of cutting denim to make jeans changed pretty radically at Lamy’s with the invention of more modern technology. From 1960 to 1990 carbon was used to make copies of the patterns onto the fabric, but prior to the invention of carbon, a machine was used to cut tiny holes into the…

Take a wild guess at how much money you think a pair of Levis jeans cost in 1948? Was your guess anywhere close to $3.75? We are going to bet not. In fact, jeans were ordered in bulk from the Lamy’s factory at the whopping price of $45 a dozen! We compared that straight from…

How does one determine a historical landmark or building? A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. A historic site may be any building, landscape, site, or structure that is of local, regional, or national significance.…