The story of Edward Imeson Horsman and his business endeavors, has recently been the subject of a new book* and numerous stories have been posted on the internet as of late [03/2004].

Born November 25, 1843 in Brooklyn, New York, Horsman was quite the young entrepreneur. He was known to have made and sold baseballs, after school, at the age of 14. Years later, Horsman went on to work for a NY import company called, Paton & Co., earning $ 2.00 per week, all the while learning the import business. By the time he was 22, Horsman had set up his own business, manufacturing and selling games and novelties in lower Manhattan.

E.I. Horsman, Sr., and wife, Florence, had four children; Edward, Florence, Mary and Eliza. Edward Imeson Horsman, Junior, would go on to be a be a key figure in the Horsman Camera story.