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*  1884. Wooster City and Wayne County Business Directory, 1884-1885. Shives, Merz & Shives, Compilers, Editors and Publishers, Wayne County Herald, Wooster, Ohio, 1884.  '''R 917.71 W88 1884-1885'''
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*  1884. Wooster City and Wayne County Business Directory, 1884-1885. Shives, Merz & Shives, Compilers, Editors and Publishing Industries, Wayne County Herald, Wooster, Ohio, 1884.  '''R 917.71 W88 1884-1885'''
 
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**  1887 - Electrical Equipment / Appliance / Component Manufacturing, Tinware, Mantels, Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Slate, Tin and Sheet Iron Roofers
 
**  1887 - Electrical Equipment / Appliance / Component Manufacturing, Tinware, Mantels, Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Slate, Tin and Sheet Iron Roofers

Revision as of 18:36, 22 September 2022

McClure Stove & House Furnishing Store
Type Electronics and Appliance Stores; Electrical Equipment / Appliance / Component Manufacturing; Plumbing Fixtures Manufacturing
Industry Retail; Manufacturing
Fate Dissolved
Founded Wooster, Ohio ({Start date
Founder(s) John S. McClure and George M. McClure
Headquarters Wooster, Ohio, United States
Number of locations S.W. Corner Public Square, 54-56 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio
Key people John S. McClure and George M. McClure owners; W. D. McClure and E. W. Craighead; C. W. McClure, Rebecca McClure and W. H. Hinton
Services Electrical Equipment / Appliance / Component Manufacturing, Tinware, Mantels, Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Slate, Tin and Sheet Iron Roofers
Employees 10

Locations

Quinby Building (1894)

City Directories

Comprehensive History

McClure & Hinton--stoves & tinware & china glass & queensware

McClure Stove & House Furnishing Store-stoves & tinwares & queensware

McClure & Craighead

The establishment was first opened in 1832, by Mr. Jonathan McClure, father of the present senior member of the firm. The present partnership and control of the business dates from 1882, since which time they have secured a gradually increasing trade and a popular favor unsurpassed by an contemporaneous establishment in Wayne County. The trade of this house is not confined to Wooster, but extends throughout the state, and nine or hands are usually employed. Messrs. W. D. McClure and E. W. Craighead carry in stock the newest improved and most desirable makes of heating and cooking stoves and ranges, hollow-ware, house-furnishing goods, mantles, grates, etc. They also do promptly to order plumbing, steam and gas fitting. The are manufacturers of tin, copper and sheet iron ware, and are practical roofers, in which they enjoy the most complete facilities for putting on either slate, tin or metal roofs, and guarantee all work. They are also prepared to do general job work and repairing to order. [1]

The McClure Stove and House Furnishing Store was operated by John S. McClure and George M. McClure.

Slogans

Historical documents

  • 1884. Wooster City and Wayne County Business Directory, 1884-1885. Shives, Merz & Shives, Compilers, Editors and Publishing Industries, Wayne County Herald, Wooster, Ohio, 1884. R 917.71 W88 1884-1885
  • Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887)
    • 1887 - Electrical Equipment / Appliance / Component Manufacturing, Tinware, Mantels, Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Slate, Tin and Sheet Iron Roofers

The establishment was first opened in 1832, by Mr. Jonathan McClure, father of the present senior member of the firm. The present partnership and control of the business dates from 1882, since which time they have secured a gradually increasing trade and a popular favor unsurpassed by an contemporaneous establishment in Wayne County. The trade of this house is not confined to Wooster, but extends throughout the state, and nine or hands are usually employed. Messrs. W. D. McClure and E. W. Craighead carry in stock the newest improved and most desirable makes of heating and cooking stoves and ranges, hollow-ware, house-furnishing goods, mantles, grates, etc. They also do promptly to order plumbing, steam and gas fitting. The are manufacturers of tin, copper and sheet iron ware, and are practical roofers, in which they enjoy the most complete facilities for putting on either slate, tin or metal roofs, and guarantee all work. They are also prepared to do general job work and repairing to order. [1]

  • 1901 - Wooster High School annual [2]
  • 1892 - McClure & Hinton - Some people may sigh for the good old log cabin with fire place and back log, but modern dwellings are not considered well furnished without a good Cook Stove or Range. One the southwest side of the public square is located the Stove and Tin Store of Messrs. McClure & Hinton. This firm carries a large line of Porcelain, Tinware and Cooking Utensils of every description, also the most complete line of Electrical Equipment / Appliance / Component Manufacturing to be found in this city, embracing a large variety heating, parlor and cook Electrical Equipment / Appliance / Component Manufacturing and Ranges of many varieties, one of the leading heaters being the "Round Oak," a cut of which is given here with. This stove is such a favorite that Messrs. McClure & Hinton buy them in car load lots, the three floors of this house are laden with many other popular stoves and heaters, too numerous to mention here. In connection also is a large job and repair shop, in which several men are employed. A large stock of mantels, grates and tiling kept in stock. A sample of very fine grate may be seen in the show window of this house.

The names of McClure has been connected with the stove trade in Wooster for fully 50 years. C. W. McClure and W. H. Hinton compose the present firm, Mr. Hinton having succeeded Mr. Coover a former member of the firm. These gentlemen are enterprising and successful business men, of whom much in favor might be said. [3]

Timeline

  • 1832 - Established by Jonathan McClure
  • 1894-1895: McClure & Hinton--stoves & tinware & china glass & queensware, s w c public square
  • 1896: McClure & Hinton--stoves & tinware & china glass & queensware, s w c public square
  • 1897: McClure Stove & House Furnishing Store-stoves & tinwares & queensware, southwest corner Public Square
  • 1900: McClure Stove & House Furnishing Store-stoves & tinwares & queensware, southwest corner Public Square

Gallery

Business Letterheads

  • Statement from the McClure House and Furnishing Store circa the 1910s.

Business Photos

Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

  • Business review. [4]

Newspaper ads

1910s

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1890s

  • February 12, 1896: "The Disastrous Times. A Well Known Wooster Firm's Failure Announced: McClure & Hinton This Morning Assign to Judge Isaac Johnson-- Assets and Liabilities Estimated Preferences Givens The Causes" by Jane Doe, Wooster Republican, p. 123.

{{Jacksonian article | title = McClure & Hinton | year = 1892 | month = 09 | day = 01 | page = p. 123 | section = Online | author = Jane Doe

References

  1. ↑ Annual Business Review of Wayne County, 1887.
  2. ↑ Wooster High School annual. 1901. Wooster, Ohio
  3. ↑ McClure & Hinton. Jacksonian, Wooster, Ohio. 1892 Sept 01, p.1.
  4. ↑ Jacksonian, Wooster, Ohio. 1892 September 1, p.1.
  5. ↑ ad, Wooster Daily Republican, Wooster, Ohio. 1894 Mar 17, p.4.
  6. ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-12-24, p. 5.
  7. ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-09-12, p. 3.

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