In 1926, Leal Raymond Avery and his brother, Harland Wesley "Bake" Avery, were given approximately $5,000 from their mother, Harriet "Hattie," to help start Avery $ Drycleaners in Williamsport, PA. The main plant (present-day Bull and the Barrel Tavern on High Street) was built in the winter of 1926, and operations began on Feb.