Hello, The company was founded in 1879. In Rochester the library is putting the city directories on line.
Here is the link to the 1899 directory for the Vette
http://www.libraryweb.org/rochcitydir/images/1899/1899u-z.pd... family. I guess they are not scanning the company ads in the back, but in my 1908 city directory, I found that the company was founded in 1879. The ad shows the type of oak desk/draws used iin businesses back then.
I don't know anything else about the company. Good luck with your search. Robert Lauterbach in Rochester, NY.
I use to work with an Orin Vetter before I retired at the local utility company...any relation?