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| successor        = ''sold to'' Col. Samuel Keefer ''transferred to'' [[Harding & Jones Hardware]]
 
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==Comprehensive History==
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In 1874, James C. Jacobs sold his well-established hardware store business and the Iron Block building to Col. Samuel Keefer, of New York city, New York. In 1876, Keefer transferred the hardware store business to William A. Harding and Willard H. Jones, also of New York and they moved to Wooster, Ohio to operate the business.
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|Name of person=W. H. Jones
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|Fate other=Acquired]by Harding & Jones Hardware
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|Building number=1989
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|Street=S. Buckeye St.
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|Predecessor=[[Jacobs Hardware Store]]
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In 1874, James C. Jacobs sold his well-established hardware store business and the [[Iron Block Building]] to Col. Samuel Keefer, of New York city, New York. In 1876, Keefer transferred the hardware store business to William A. Harding and Willard H. Jones, also of New York and they moved to Wooster, [[Ohio]] to operate the business.<ref>[[:File:HardingJonesHardware-1878-History.jpg|Wayne County Democrat Supplement]], Dec-18-1878 p.2</ref>
  
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* ''currently'' [[Tignor Hometown Hardware]]
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*  [[Retzler True Value Hardware]]
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*  [[Retzler Hardware]]
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** ''previously'' [[Wayne Hardware & Supply Company]], 1945-1958
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** ''previously'' [[Wayne Hardware]], 1938-1945
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** ''previously'' [[Welsh Hardware Inc.]]
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** ''previously'' [[Harding Hardware]]
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** ''previously'' [[Harding & Jones Hardware]], 1876-
  
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File:Harding and Jones 1874.jpg
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[[File:Rutt&AmstutzInc-Ltrhd.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Rutt & Amstutz business invoice dated 1964.]]
 
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HardingJonesHardware-1878-History.jpg|Harding & Jones' Hardware Store. An Extensive Business Industry. <em>Wayne County Democrat, Supplement, DEC. 18, 1878 p.2</em>
 
HardingJonesHardware-1878-History.jpg|Harding & Jones' Hardware Store. An Extensive Business Industry. <em>Wayne County Democrat, Supplement, DEC. 18, 1878 p.2</em>
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Jones-1879-Abortion.jpg|Neighborhood News. Wooster. <em>Dalton Gazette, 1879-MAR-12 p.1</em>
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File:Harding&Jones WR18770816p3.png
 
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[[Category:Retail]]
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About
Name
  • Harding & Jones Hardware
Retail
  • Building Material / Garden Equipment and Supplies
Services
  • Hardware Store
Facts
Founded
  • 1876
    Wooster,Ohio
  • Date unknown
Related
Successors
Key Persons
Founders
Location
    • 1989 S. Buckeye St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

In 1874, James C. Jacobs sold his well-established hardware store business and the Iron Block Building to Col. Samuel Keefer, of New York city, New York. In 1876, Keefer transferred the hardware store business to William A. Harding and Willard H. Jones, also of New York and they moved to Wooster, Ohio to operate the business.[1]

Company name

Business Letterheads

  • Harding and Jones 1874.jpg


Newspaper articles

  • Harding & Jones' Hardware Store. An Extensive Business Industry. Wayne County Democrat, Supplement, DEC. 18, 1878 p.2

  • Neighborhood News. Wooster. Dalton Gazette, 1879-MAR-12 p.1

  • Harding&Jones WR18770816p3.png
  1. ↑ Wayne County Democrat Supplement, Dec-18-1878 p.2
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