Difference between revisions of "Jacobs Hardware Store"

From Wayne County, Ohio Online Resource Center
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "County=Wayne County" to "County=Wayne")
 
(23 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
<!-- Goes at top of page to give a brief history of company, more detailed histories should be in Content heading --  *** DO NOT DELETE ANY PART OF TEMPLATE *** -->
+
{{Organization
−
 
+
|Organization name= {{FULLPAGENAME}}
−
{{Infobox company
+
|Logo=  
−
| name            = Harding & Jones Hardware
+
|Images= [[File:Jacob'sHardware.jpg|400px]]
−
| logo            =  
+
|Trading name=  
−
| logo_caption    =  
+
|Industries={{Industry
−
| image            =  
+
|Industry sector=Retail
−
| image_caption    =  
+
|Sub-Industry=Building Material / Garden Equipment and Supplies; Sporting Goods / Hobby / Musical Instrument / and Book Stores
−
| trading_name    =  
+
}}
−
| native_name      =  
+
|Status=
−
| native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. Enter multiple names in different languages using {{tl|lang}}, instead. -->
+
|Fate=
−
| romanized_name  =  
+
|Fate other=Acquired by [[Col. Samuel Keefer]]
−
| former_name      =  
+
|Predecessor=  
−
| former type      =  
+
|Successor= Col. Samuel Keefer
−
| type            = Hardware Stores
+
|Start date=  
−
| traded_as        =  
+
|Founders={{Founder
−
| industry        = [[Retail]]
+
|Name of person=James C. Jacobs
−
| fate            = [[Acquired]] by Harding & Jones Hardware
+
|Note=
−
| predecessor      =  
+
}}
−
| successor        =  
+
|Day End=
−
| foundation      = <!-- [[Wooster, Ohio]] ({{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}) Please KEEP this total field-->
+
|Month End=
−
| founder          = [[James C. Jacobs]]
+
|Year End=1874
−
| defunct          = {{End date|1874}}
+
|End date=1874
−
| location_city    = 3-story building just West of Court House, [[Wooster, Ohio]] [[Iron Block Building]]
+
|Locations={{Location
−
| location_country = United States
+
|Is primary=Yes
−
| locations        = 1
+
|Address label=
−
| area_served      =  
+
|Building number=0000
−
| key_people      =  
+
|Street=W. Liberty St.  
−
| products        =  
+
|City=Wooster
−
| brands          =  
+
|Township=Wooster  
−
| production      =  
+
|County=Wayne
−
| services        =  
+
|State=Ohio
−
| revenue          =  
+
|Zipcode=44691
−
| operating_income =  
+
|Country=United States
−
| net_income      =  
+
|Is time bound=
−
| aum              = <!-- Only for financial services companies -->
+
|Period from year=
−
| assets          =  
+
|Period until year=
−
| equity          =  
+
|Note=
−
| owner            =  
+
}}
−
| num_employees    =  
+
|Key persons={{Staff
−
| parent          =  
+
|Full name=James C. Jacobs
−
| divisions        =  
+
|Role=
−
| subsid          =  
+
|Period from year=
−
| homepage        = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
+
|Period until year=
−
| footnotes        =  
+
|Note=
−
| intl            =  
+
}}
−
| bodystyle        =  
+
|Brand=  
 +
|Owners={{Staff
 +
|Owner name=
 +
|Owner from year=
 +
|Owner until year=
 +
|Note=
 +
}}
 +
|Number of employees=  
 +
|Parent organization=  
 +
|Division=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==City Directories==
 
−
<!-- Ex. YEAR - Name of Directory, p. -->
 
−
* 
 
  
−
==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.<ref>[[:File:HardingJonesHardware-1878-History.jpg|Wayne County Democrat Supplement]], 1878-DEC-18 p.2</ref>
−
<!-- Long version of the company history -->
 
−
In 1874, James C. [[Jacobs (surname)|Jacobs]] sold his well-established hardware store business and the [[Iron Block Building]] to Col. Samuel [[Keefer (surname)|Keefer]], of New York city, New York. In 1876, Keefer transferred the hardware store business to William A. [[Harding (surname)|Harding]] and Willard H. [[Jones (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==
+
==Quick Facts==
−
<!-- Bullet listing with date, EX. 1956 - Slogan title -->
+
==Newspaper articles==
−
* 
 
  
−
==Historical documents==
 
−
<!-- No Images - Business Documents with historical value -->
 
−
* 
 
−
 
−
==Timeline==
 
−
<!-- Bullet listing with date, EX. 1956 - March 6, Brief timeline -->
 
−
* 
 
−
 
−
==Gallery==
 
−
<!-- This is the place for Images -->
 
−
 
−
 
−
===Business letterheads===
 
−
 
−
===Business photos===
 
−
 
−
==Newspaper articles==
 
−
<!-- NEWSPAPER ARTICLES GO UNDER HEADINGS BELOW -->
 
−
===Newspaper full-text articles===
 
 
<gallery mode=packed heights=300px style="text-align:left">
 
<gallery mode=packed heights=300px style="text-align:left">
 
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>
Line 85: Line 69:
  
 
===Newspaper ads===
 
===Newspaper ads===
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:Page 4 of Wooster Democrat,published in Wooster, Ohio on Thursday, October 17th, 1844 (1).jpeg|ad, <ref>Wooster Democrat. Wooster, Ohio. 1844-10-17, p. 4.</ref>
 +
</gallery>
  
−
 
−
===Newspaper citations with no attached images===
 
−
 
−
 
−
==References==
 
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
  
−
==What Links Here==
+
[[Category:Organizations]]
−
{{Special:Whatlinkshere/Jacobs Hardware Store}}
+
[[Category:Maintenance BOT]]
−
 
 
−
[[Category:Retail]]
 
−
[[Category:Hardware Stores]]
 
−
[[Category:Sporting Goods Stores]]
 
−
[[Category:Businesses in Wooster, Ohio]]
 
−
<!-- [[Category:Businesses established in YEARs]] -->
 
−
[[Category:Defunct businesses in Wooster, Ohio]]
 
−
[[Category:Defunct businesses in 1870s]]
 
−
[[Category:Retail businesses defunct]]
 
−
[[Category:Hardware Stores defunct]]
 
−
[[Category:Sporting Goods Stores defunct]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:50, 8 August 2023

. .

. . .

Wiki.png
About
Name
  • Jacobs Hardware Store
Retail
  • Building Material / Garden Equipment and Supplies
  • Sporting Goods / Hobby / Musical Instrument / and Book Stores
Facts
Founded
  • Date unknown
  • 1874
Related
Key Persons
Founders
Location
    • 0000 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

Jacob'sHardware.jpg


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]

Quick Facts

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

Newspaper ads

  1. ↑ Wayne County Democrat Supplement, 1878-DEC-18 p.2
  2. ↑ Wooster Democrat. Wooster, Ohio. 1844-10-17, p. 4.
Retrieved from "https://wiki.wcpl.info/w/index.php?title=Jacobs_Hardware_Store&oldid=318891"