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{{Organization
| address=132 N Walnut St
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|Organization name=Retzler's True Value Hardware
| city=Wooster
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|Trading names=Retzler True Value Hardware
| state=Ohio
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Retzler Hardware
| zip=44691
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Retzler's
| phone=
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|Industries={{Industry
| contact=Joseph L. Retzler
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|Industry sector=Retail
| title=Owner
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|Sub-Industry=Building Material / Garden Equipment and Supplies
| email=
 
| updated=2016:05-05 CLOSED
 
 
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|Services=Hardware Store
{{Infobox company
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|Year Start=1958
| name            = Retzler Hardware
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|Founded in city=Wooster
| logo            =  
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|Founded in state=Ohio
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|Founders={{Founder
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|Name of person=Joseph L. Retzler
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}}
| trading_name    =  
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|Status=Defunct
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|Year End=2003
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|Locations={{Location
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|Is primary=Yes
| type            = Hardware Stores
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|Building number=132
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|Street=N. Walnut St.
| industry        = [[Retail]]
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|City=Wooster
| fate            = Acquired
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|Township=Wooster
| predecessor      = <ul><li>[[Wayne Hardware & Supply Company]] (1945-1958)</li><li>[[Wayne Hardware]] (1938-1945)</li><li>[[Welsh Hardware Inc.]]</li><li>[[Harding Hardware]]</li><li>[[Harding & Jones Hardware]] (1870's-  )</li></ul>
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|County=Wayne
| successor        = <ul><li>Retzler True Value Hardware</li><li>[[Tignor Hometown Hardware]]</li></ul>
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|State=Ohio
| foundation      = [[Wooster, Ohio]] ({{Start date|1958}})
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|Zipcode=44691
| founder          = [[Joseph L. Retzler]] (1963-2003)
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|Country=United States of America
| defunct          = {{End date|2003|07|23}}
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|Is time bound=No
| location_city    = [[N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio|132 N. Walnut St.]] [[Wooster, Ohio]]
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|Is primary=No
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|Building number=124
| area_served      = [[Wayne County, Ohio]]
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|Street=N. Walnut St.
| key_people      =
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|City=Wooster
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|Township=Wooster
| brands          =  
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|County=Wayne
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|State=Ohio
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|Zipcode=44691
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|Predecessor=[[Wayne Hardware & Supply Company]] (1945-1958)[[Wayne Hardware]] (1938-1945)[[Welsh Hardware Inc.]][[Harding Hardware]][[Harding & Jones Hardware]] (1870's-  )</li></ul>
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|Successor=Retzler True Value Hardware[[Tignor Hometown Hardware]]</li></ul>
| equity          =  
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|Start date=1958
| owner            =
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|End date=2003
| num_employees    =  
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|Parent organization=Value V & S Service (True Value) Building Material / Garden Equipment and Supplies
| parent          = Value V & S Service (True Value) Hardware Stores
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}}
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|title=[[Retzler's True Value Hardware Media Gallery|Media Gallery]]
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|content= Discover logos, letterheads, maps, ads, and photos.
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|link=Retzler's True Value Hardware Media Gallery
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==Company name==
 
==Company name==
 
*  ''currently'' [[Tignor Hometown Hardware]]
 
*  ''currently'' [[Tignor Hometown Hardware]]
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** ''previously'' [[Harding & Jones Hardware]], 1870's-
 
** ''previously'' [[Harding & Jones Hardware]], 1870's-
  
==Location==
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==Quick Facts==
*  [[124 N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio]]
 
*  [[132 N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio]]
 
**  ''business sold to'' [[Tignor Hometown Hardware]]
 
**  ''building sold'' [[Wooster Investment Company]]
 
 
 
==Comprehensive History==
 
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==Slogans==
 
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==Timeline==
 
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*  1950 - Retzler's family purchased "Wayne Hardware and Supply Company" <ref>"Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website</ref>
 
*  1950 - Retzler's family purchased "Wayne Hardware and Supply Company" <ref>"Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website</ref>
 
*  1963 - store renamed "Retzler's True Value Hardware" <ref>"Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website</ref>
 
*  1963 - store renamed "Retzler's True Value Hardware" <ref>"Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website</ref>
 
*  2003 - Joseph L. Retzler, President from 1963-2003 when he retired <ref>"Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website</ref>
 
*  2003 - Joseph L. Retzler, President from 1963-2003 when he retired <ref>"Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website</ref>
*  2003 - July 23, sold to Michael Tignor who opened Tignor's Hardware Store
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*  2003 - July 23, ''business sold to'' Michael Tignor [[Tignor Hometown Hardware]]; ''building sold'' [[Wooster Investment Company]]
 
 
==Gallery==
 
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[[File:RetzlerHardware-Ltrhd01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Invoice from Retzler Hardware dated 1969.]]
 
[[File:RetzlerHardware-Ltrhd02.jpg|thumb|300px|Receipt from Retzler Hardware dated 1969.]]
 
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===Historical documents===
 
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===Business letterheads===
 
 
 
 
 
===Business photos===
 
  
 
==Newspaper articles==
 
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{{Daily Record article
 
{{Daily Record article
 
| title = Red Cross Buys Former Retzler Store Building
 
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==References==
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[[Category:Organizations]]File:JoeRetzlerObituarypic.PNG
<references />
 
 
 
==What Links Here==
 
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[[Category:Businesses in Wooster, Ohio]]
 
[[Category:Businesses established in 1850s]]
 
[[Category:Historic Downtown Wooster]]
 
[[Category:Defunct businesses in Wooster, Ohio]]
 
[[Category:Defunct businesses in 2000s]]
 
[[Category:Retail businesses defunct]]
 
[[Category:Hardware Stores defunct]]
 
[[Category:124 N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio]]
 
[[Category:132 N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio]]
 
[[Category:Retail bussinesses defunct]]
 

Latest revision as of 16:26, 3 August 2023

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About
Name
  • Retzler's True Value Hardware
Retail
  • Building Material / Garden Equipment and Supplies
Trading names
  • Retzler True Value Hardware Retzler Hardware Retzler's
Services
  • Hardware Store
Facts
Founded
  • 1958
    Wooster,Ohio
Dissolved
  • 2003
Related
Key Persons
Location
    • 124 N. Walnut St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
    • 132 N. Walnut St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
Gallery covpic.png

Discover logos, letterheads, maps, ads, and photos.

Timeline Cover Title.png

View the timeline of this establishment.

Company name

Quick Facts

  • 1950 - Retzler's family purchased "Wayne Hardware and Supply Company" [1]
  • 1963 - store renamed "Retzler's True Value Hardware" [2]
  • 2003 - Joseph L. Retzler, President from 1963-2003 when he retired [3]
  • 2003 - July 23, business sold to Michael Tignor Tignor Hometown Hardware; building sold Wooster Investment Company

Newspaper articles

  • May 16, 1964: "Red Cross Buys Former Retzler Store Building" by Unknown Author, The Daily Record, p..
  • March 24, 1995: "Joseph L. Retzler" by Unknown Author, The Daily Record, p..File:JoeRetzlerObituarypic.PNG
  1. "Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website
  2. "Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website
  3. "Joseph L. Retzler" profile on Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce" website