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==Founded by==
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==Proprietor==
*  W. F. [[Mellott (surname)|Mellott]]
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*  W. F. Mellott
  
==Owners==
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==Location==
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Third floor, Citizen National Bank Building, [[Wooster, Ohio]]
  
==Location==
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==Comprehensive History==
*  Third floor, Citizen National Bank Building, [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]
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In 1935, W. F. Mellott left his pulpit at the Federated Church at Holmesville, Ohio, to form the company bearing his name. The company was dedicated to spiritual materials: in 1960, approximately half of the company's sales came from the distribution of the New Chain Reference Bible, and other booklets of Bible verses and spiritual aids were also published and distributed under the company's name<ref>"W. F. Mellott and Co," Wayne County Topics, April 1960, p.5</ref>.
  
 
==Advertising Slogan==
 
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==Historical documents==
 
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*  Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 97. <ref> Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 97. </ref>
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*  Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 97.
  
 
==Timeline==
 
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[[Category: Business, Industry]]
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[[Category:Manufacturing]]
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[[Category:Businesses in Wooster, Ohio]]
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 4 February 2023

Company name

  • W. F. Mellott and Company

Established

  • 1932-August 1942
  • March 1, 1946-

Proprietor

  • W. F. Mellott

Location

Comprehensive History

In 1935, W. F. Mellott left his pulpit at the Federated Church at Holmesville, Ohio, to form the company bearing his name. The company was dedicated to spiritual materials: in 1960, approximately half of the company's sales came from the distribution of the New Chain Reference Bible, and other booklets of Bible verses and spiritual aids were also published and distributed under the company's name[1].

Advertising Slogan

Historical documents

  • Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 97.

Timeline

References

  1. "W. F. Mellott and Co," Wayne County Topics, April 1960, p.5