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| predecessor = [[R. R. Donnely & Company]] (1864-1874) | | predecessor = [[R. R. Donnely & Company]] (1864-1874) | ||
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| foundation = [[Wooster, Ohio]] ({{Start date|1847}}) | | foundation = [[Wooster, Ohio]] ({{Start date|1847}}) | ||
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| locations = [[Public Square|0000 Public Square]], [[Wooster, Ohio]] | | locations = [[Public Square|0000 Public Square]], [[Wooster, Ohio]] | ||
| area_served = [[Wayne County, Ohio]] | | area_served = [[Wayne County, Ohio]] | ||
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| products = <ul><li>Dry Goods</li><li>Carpets</li><li>Notions</li><li>etc.</li></ul> | | products = <ul><li>Dry Goods</li><li>Carpets</li><li>Notions</li><li>etc.</li></ul> | ||
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Revision as of 17:41, 28 February 2020
| Type | Hardware Stores; Clothing Stores |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Predecessor(s) | R. R. Donnely & Company (1864-1874) |
| Successor(s) | D. H. King & Co. |
| Founded | Wooster, Ohio (1847) |
| Founder(s) | Edwin French |
| Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
| Number of locations | 0000 Public Square, Wooster, Ohio |
| Area served | Wayne County, Ohio |
| Key people | Edwin French |
| Products |
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The house was originally started in 1847 by Ephram Quimby and R. B. Stibbs, who erected the building, and a general dry goods house was opened by Mr. Edwin French, who was succeeded by D. H. King & Co., who was followed by George Plumber & Co. in 1859. In 1864 Mr. Plumber retired and the name of the firm became R. R. Donnely & Co. and at the death of the senior member of this firm in 1874, when alter one year in the hands of the administrator the present firm assumed the control. This house occupies one of the most prominent locations in this city, where they enjoy ample space for the storage and display of a large stock of foreign and American dry goods, comprising besides staple fabrics in the silk and velvet department, plain black silks in all grades, fancy silks, brocades, velvet's and plush goods, while the general ladies' dress goods department exhibits a complete line of staple and fancy cotton and mixed fabrics and suiting's, the choicest selections from both American and foreign looms and latest seasonable novelties. The flannel and woolen goods department comprises complete lines, linens, and housekeepers' department, domestic and cotton goods, etc. Ladies and gentlemen's furnishing goods department embraces latest novelties in ties and hosiery, gloves, silk and gauze underwear, ladies' corsets, notions, etc. This house also exhibits a fine line of ingrain, tapestry and brussels carpets, plush, velvet's, etc. rugs, matting's, oil cloths, lace, damask and porterre curtains, poles and fixtures. Buying from direct importations and the leading manufacturing houses or the country, this house enjoys equal facilities in securing supplies with the leading houses of our metropolitan cities. The members of this firm, J. S. Bissell & Bro. have shown in their mercantile career that executive ability and enterprise which comprehends and meets the requirements of this department of commercial operations in this growing municipality. [1]
Locations
- 0000 Unknown St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
City Directories
Comprehensive History
Historical documents
- Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887)
- 1887 - Dry Goods, Carpets, Notions, etc.
This house was originally started in 1847, by Ephram Quimby and R. B. Stibbs, who erected the building, and a general dry goods house was opened by Mr. Edwin French, who was succeeded by D. H. King & Company, who was followed by George Plumber & Company, in 1859. In 1864 Mr. Plumber retired and the name of the firm became R. R. Donnelly & Company, and at the death of the senior member of this firm in 1874, when after one year in the hands of the administrator the present firm assumed the control. This house occupies one of the most prominent locations in this city, where they enjoy ample space for the storage and display of a large stock of foreign and American dry goods, comprising besides staple fabrics, in the silk and felt department, plan black silks in all grades, fancy silks, brocades, velvets an plush goods, while the general ladies' dress goods department exhibits a complete line of staple and fancy cotton and mixed fabrics and suitings, the choicest selections from both American and foreign looms and latest seasonable novelties. The flannel and woolen goods department comprises complete lines, linens, and housekeepers' department, domestic and cotton goods, etc. Ladies' and gentlemen's furnishings goods department embraces latest novelties in ties and hosiery, gloves, silk and gauze underwear, ladies' corsets, notions, etc. This house also exhibits a fine line of ingrain, tapestry and brussels carpets, plush, velvets, etc., rugs, mattings, pol cloths, lace damask and porterre curtains, poles and fixtures. Buying from direct importations and the leading manufacturing houses or the country. this house enjoys equal facilities in securing supplies with the leading houses of our metropolitan cities. The members of this firm, J. S. Bissell & Bro., have shown in their mercantile career that executive ability and enterprise which comprehends and meets the requirements of this department of commercial operations in this growing municipality. [2]
Timeline
Gallery
Business Letterheads
Business Photos
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
1882 ad, [3]"J. S. Bissell & Bro."
Newspaper ads
Newspaper citations with no attached images
References
What Links Here
- Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887) (← links)
- Business Letterheads (← links)
- Public Square 1884-1885 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- 2 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio, original (← links)
- Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1892) (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Page 3 of Wayne County Herald,published in Wooster, Ohio on Saturday, July 1st, 1882 - March 3 2023 (← links)
- Individuals with French Surname
- Individuals with Quimby Surname
- Individuals with Stibbs Surname
- Individuals with Plumber Surname
- 0000 Public Square, Wooster, Ohio
- Businesses established in 1847
- Businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Businesses in the Retail industry
- Clothing Stores
- Clothing Stores (defunct)
- Clothing Stores in Wooster, Ohio
- Clothing Stores in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)
- Defunct businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Defunct businesses in the Retail industry
- Hardware Stores
- Hardware Stores (defunct)
- Hardware Stores in Wooster, Ohio
- Hardware Stores in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)
- Historic Downtown Wooster
- J. S. Bissell & Bro.
- Retail businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Retail businesses in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)