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==Comprehensive History== | ==Comprehensive History== | ||
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− | In 1874, James C. | + | In 1874, James C. {{Surname|Jacobs}} sold his well-established hardware store business and the [[Iron Block Building]] to Col. Samuel {{Surname|Keefer}}, of New York city, New York. In 1876, Keefer transferred the hardware store business to William A. {{Surname|Harding}} and Willard H. {{Surname|Jones}}, also of New York and they moved to Wooster, [[Ohio]] to operate the business.<ref>[https://www.wcpl.info/wiki/index.php/File:HardingJonesHardware-1878-History.jpg Wayne County Democrat Supplement], 1878-DEC-18 p.2</ref> |
==Slogans== | ==Slogans== |
Revision as of 13:40, 17 June 2016
Former type | Hardware Stores, Sporting Goods Stores |
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Industry | Retail |
Fate | Acquired by Col. Samuel Keefer |
Successor(s) | Col. Samuel Keefer |
Founder(s) | James C. Jacobs |
Defunct | 1874 |
Headquarters | 3-story building just West of Court House, Wooster, Ohio Iron Block Building, United States |
Number of locations | 1 |
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- 3-story building just West of Court House, Wooster, Ohio Iron Block Building
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Comprehensive History
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]
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References
- ↑ Wayne County Democrat Supplement, 1878-DEC-18 p.2
What Links Here
- Iron Block Building (← links)
- Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1870 (← links)
- Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1872 (← links)
- Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1875 (← links)
- Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1874 (← links)
- Wayne County Democrat, Business Abstracts 1876 (← links)
- Wooster Republican, Business Abstracts 1877 (← links)