Alvin Rich & Co
Type | Appliance Stores |
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Industry | Retail |
Fate | Dissolved |
Successor(s) | D. D. Miller and Co |
Founded | Wooster, Ohio (1895 ) |
Founder(s) | Alvin Rich |
Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
Number of locations | 114 E Liberty St, Wooster, Ohio |
Owner(s) | Landlord: Quimby Estate |
Locations
- old numbering 2 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
- new numbering 114 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
City Directories
Old Numbering 2 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio
- 1897: Rich & Blough-hardware, binders, mowers, oils & paints
- 1900: Rich & Blough, hardware
- 1904: Alvin Rich, hardware
- 1908-1909: Alvin E. Rich, hardware
- 1909-1910: A. Rich, hardware
- 1912-1913: Rich & Co., hardware
New Numbering 114 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio
Beginning in the 1915 Wooster City Directory the address was listed as 114 E. Liberty St.
- 1915: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1919: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1923: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1925: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1928: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1930: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1932: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1934-1935: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1937: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1939: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1940: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
- 1943: Alvin Rich & Co., hardware
Comprehensive History
In 1895, Alvin Rich and his brother-in-law, J. P. Blough, rented the Howard Corner on E. Liberty St. and opened a hardware store.[1] A few years later he became sole proprietor of his own hardware store, Alvin Rich & Co., at the location later occupied by the Beulah Bechtel Shop in the 1890 Quinby Building on E. Liberty St.. This retail outlet offered an extensive inventory of 24,000 items- which 8,000 which were on display. It consisted of three floors and basement offering quality merchandise. When he retired he sold his merchandise to Wooster Hardware Co. (old D. D. Miller, Hardware Store) and took down his sign and closed up shop.
Guy Richards was a business partner for many years. Clyde Miller Sr. was also a partner in the hardware business.
Slogans
Historical documents
- 1942 - Wooster High School annual [2]
Timeline
- 1895 - Established
Gallery
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1895
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1900s
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1920s
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References
- ↑ Jacksonian. Wooster, Ohio, February 21, 1895.
- ↑ Observer 1932" Wooster High School annual. Wooster, Ohio
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio. 1895-03-06, p.3.
- ↑ Wayne County Democrat. Wooster, Ohio, 1913-11-04, p. 3.
- ↑ Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-05-24, p. 5
- ↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-08-10, p. 3.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-09-19, p. 5.
- ↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-02-11, p. 7.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-07-02, p. 2.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-11-25, p. 2.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-02-14, p. 6.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-05-15, p. 2.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-06-04, p. 6.
- ↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-07-02, p. 4.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-11-24, p. 2.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-12-22, p. 2.
- ↑ Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-19, p. 6
What Links Here
- Quinby Building (1890) (← links)
- Alvin Rich and Co (redirect page) (← links)
- File:AlvinRich19200119p6.png (← links)
- File:Alvin Rich and Company WR19170524p5.png (← links)
- Alvin Rich & Company (redirect page) (← links)
- Alvin Rich (← links)
- File:Rich&Blough-1895-StartBiz.jpg (← links)
- Historic Downtown Wooster (← links)
- File:AlvinRichCo-1916-Ltrhd.jpg (← links)
- File:AlvinRichCo-1917-Ltrhd.jpg (← links)
- Public Square 1900 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1912-1913 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1925 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1928 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1923 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1930 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1932 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1937 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1939 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- File:Page 3 of Wooster Republican,published in Wooster, Ohio on Wednesday, March 6th, 1895.jpeg (← links)
- File:RichBloughs WoosterRepublican 1897-11-24p2.PNG (← links)
- 2 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio, original (← links)
- File:Alvin Rich & Co. WDN19191124pg2.png (← links)
- File:Alvin Rich and Company WDN19191001pg3.png (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Alvin Rich & Co. WDN19191124pg2 - Wooster Republican March 3 2023 (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Alvin Rich and Company WDN19191001pg3 - Wooster Republican March 3 2023 (← links)
- Killbuck Township Historical Landmarks (← links)
- Newspaper ad:AlvinRich19200119p6 - Wooster Daily Republican January 19 1920 (← links)
- Newspaper ad:RichBloughs WoosterRepublican 1897-11-24p2 - Wooster Republican November 24 1897 (← links)
- Newspaper article:Rich&Blough-1895-StartBiz - The Jacksonian February 21 1895 (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Alvin Rich and Company WR19170524p5 - Wooster Daily Republican May 24 1917 (← links)
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