▁War ▁II ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁able - b od ied ▁workers ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁w ool ▁industry . ▁Fred ▁Se ely , ▁Jr . ▁was ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁but ▁took ▁the ▁re ins ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁when ▁he ▁came ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁duties . ▁Fred ▁ran ▁the ▁business ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁when ▁Mrs . ▁Ev ely n ▁Se ely ▁died . ▁Fred ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁sell ▁off ▁property . ▁One ▁man , ▁Mr . ▁Harry ▁Bl om berg , ▁wanted ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁still ▁from ▁hous ed ▁on ▁the ▁property . ▁Se ely ▁said ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁still ▁was ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁whole ▁complex ▁of ▁B ilt more ▁Indust ries . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁made ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Bl om berg ▁had ▁a ▁new ▁ende avor . ▁Bl om berg ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁entrepr ene ur ▁in ▁As he ville , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁gas oline ▁service ▁station , ▁and ▁opened ▁a ▁Cad illa c / P ont iac ▁deal ership , ▁still ▁open ▁as ▁" Har ry ' s ▁on ▁the ▁Hill " ▁in ▁West ▁As he ville . ▁▁ ▁Bl om berg ▁converted ▁the ▁we aver ▁building ▁to ▁an ▁ant ique ▁car ▁museum ▁and ▁brought ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁ant ique ▁cars ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁As he ville ▁and ▁put ▁them ▁on ▁display ▁for ▁the ▁public . ▁However ▁the ▁shop ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁hom esp un ▁cloth ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁He ▁also