McClure Stove & House Furnishing Store
Type | Stoves, cooking; Stoves; Plumbing Fixtures Manufacturing |
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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 |
Services | Stoves, Tinware, Mantels, Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Slate, Tin and Sheet Iron Roofers |
Employees | 10 |
The McClure Stove and House Furnishing Store was operated by John S. McClure and George M. McClure.
Locations
- 13 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
Quinby Building (1894)
- 25 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
- 54 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
- 56 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
City Directories
- 1894-1895: McClure & Hinton--stoves & tinware & china glass & queensware, s w c public square
- 1894-1895: Kettler & Son--boot & shoe makers, Diamond Alley
- 1896: Clapper Printing Company, Diamond Alley
- 1896: Kettler & Son--boot & shoe makers, Diamond Alley
- 1896: McClure & Hinton--stoves & tinware & china glass & queensware, s w c public square
- 1897: Gottlieb Kettler--boot & shoe makers, Diamond Alley
- 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
- 1900: Geo. A. Clapper--printing & job offices, Diamond Alley
- 1908 - Moore's Standard Business Directory of Wooster, Ohio
- 1912-1913 - Complete Directory of Wooster and Orrville, Ohio and Wayne County Gazaetter for 1912-1913
Comprehensive History
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]
Slogans
Historical documents
- 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
- Annual Business Review of Wayne County (1887)
- 1887 - Stoves, 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]
Timeline
- 1832 - Established
Gallery
Business Letterheads
Business Photos
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
Newspaper ads
1918
ad, [3].
1919
ad, [4].
Newspaper citations with no attached images
References
What Links Here
- Business Letterheads (← links)
- Wooster Directory 1925 (← links)
- Wooster Phone Book 1912 (← links)
- Business Abstracts from the 1894-1895 Directory - Wooster (← links)
- File:McClure-and-Hinton adWR18950710p5.PNG (← links)
- Public Square 1900 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- John S. McClure (← links)
- George M. McClure (← links)
- Public Square 1897 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1908-1909 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1912-1913 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1925 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- Public Square 1923 Wooster, Ohio (← links)
- 25 S. Market St. (← links)
- G. Kettler - Boots and Shoes (← links)
- Newspaper ad:McClure-and-Hinton adWR18950710p5 - Wooster Republican July 10 1895 (← links)
- Individuals with McClure Surname
- Individuals with Craighead Surname
- 13 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio
- 54 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio
- 56 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio
- Annual Business Review of Wayne County.1887
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- 1901. Wooster High School annual ads
- Wooster High School annual ads