 The Sundberg heirs continued to own the building until 1921, when the Negaunee Chamber of Commerce purchased it with the intention of refitting it as a manufacturing center to attract employers to the area.However, the building remained vacant until 1926, when Eisendrath Glove Company, a glove and mitten manufacturer, moved in.The company used the space until the mid-1930s, after which a series of garment and dress manufacturers used the building into the 1940s.