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+ | * 1892 - Wooster Steam Laundry <ref>Jacksonian, Wooster, Ohio. 1892 Sept 1, p.3.</ref> | ||
+ | ** As the scribe wandered through Beaver street in quest of industrial institutions, he found his way to the well appointed and thoroughly equipped Steam Laundry of Messrs. S. S. Hawkins & Co. As the hour was not a busy one, the genial proprietor, Mr. S. S. Hawkins, took pleasure in showing our representative through his palatial modern Laundry, explaining the use and merits of various machines, among which well worthy of note is the large brass cylinder washer, the Troy collar and cuff ironer, also a new machine known as the Troy shirt ironer and polisher. As a motive power there is a 6-horse power engine requiring the steam generating capacity of a 10-horse boiler. The packing or bundle tables are fitted with cylinder paper rolls and cutters. In the front of the building occupied by this Laundry is a well arranged office, at which many packages are received and delivered by the cashier. Mr. Hawkins also keeps a horse and wagon constantly engaged in collecting and delivering bundles of laundry work to all parts of the cityu. The scribe being inquisitive as from whence came all the work to justify this outlay of capital and this business method, he put the question. Mr. Hawkins' answer was, from professional, business and laboring, and in fact from people of every vocation and calling in life. Formerly only business and professional people patronized the laundry, but as the superiority of the work becomes known patronage increases, in fact you would be surprised at the number of family washings we do. And the pencil pusher could only mutter, year, verily, this is a progressive age, and ere many moons the old wash boiler, tub and flat iron will be numbered with the relics of the past. | ||
+ | * 1901 - Wooster High School annual <ref>Wooster High School annual. 1901. Wooster, Ohio</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:28, 9 January 2021
Type | Dry Cleaning & Laundry Agents |
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Industry | Other Services |
Fate | Dissolved |
Founder(s) | Solon S. Hawkins & others; Harry H. Strow; later Ray Pinkerton |
Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
Number of locations | 7 locations: 21-24 N. Bever St., Wooster, Ohio; Fredericksburg, Ohio; Shreve, Ohio; Reedsburg, Ohio; Holmesville, Ohio; Lodi, Ohio; Sullivan, Ohio |
Area served | Wayne County, Ohio |
Key people | Solon S. Hawkins owner; Harry H. Strow owner; Ray Pinkerton ) Owner; Elliott and Mann Bros. Owners |
Services | Oldest Steam Laundry in Wayne County. Collars and Cuffs a Specialty. |
Locations
- 21-24 N. Bever St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
City Directories
- * 1894-1895 - Wooster Business Directory - ad. [1]
Comprehensive History
Slogans
Historical documents
- 1892 - Wooster Steam Laundry [2]
- As the scribe wandered through Beaver street in quest of industrial institutions, he found his way to the well appointed and thoroughly equipped Steam Laundry of Messrs. S. S. Hawkins & Co. As the hour was not a busy one, the genial proprietor, Mr. S. S. Hawkins, took pleasure in showing our representative through his palatial modern Laundry, explaining the use and merits of various machines, among which well worthy of note is the large brass cylinder washer, the Troy collar and cuff ironer, also a new machine known as the Troy shirt ironer and polisher. As a motive power there is a 6-horse power engine requiring the steam generating capacity of a 10-horse boiler. The packing or bundle tables are fitted with cylinder paper rolls and cutters. In the front of the building occupied by this Laundry is a well arranged office, at which many packages are received and delivered by the cashier. Mr. Hawkins also keeps a horse and wagon constantly engaged in collecting and delivering bundles of laundry work to all parts of the cityu. The scribe being inquisitive as from whence came all the work to justify this outlay of capital and this business method, he put the question. Mr. Hawkins' answer was, from professional, business and laboring, and in fact from people of every vocation and calling in life. Formerly only business and professional people patronized the laundry, but as the superiority of the work becomes known patronage increases, in fact you would be surprised at the number of family washings we do. And the pencil pusher could only mutter, year, verily, this is a progressive age, and ere many moons the old wash boiler, tub and flat iron will be numbered with the relics of the past.
- 1901 - Wooster High School annual [3]
Timeline
Gallery
Business letterheads
Business photos
Maps
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
Newspaper ads
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Categories:
- Individuals with Hawkins Surname
- Individuals with Strow Surname
- Individuals with Pinkerton Surname
- 21 N. Bever St., Wooster, Ohio
- 24 N. Bever St., Wooster, Ohio
- Annual Business Review of Wayne County.1892
- Businesses established in YEAR
- Businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Businesses in the Other Services industry
- Defunct businesses in YEAR
- Defunct businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Defunct businesses in the Other Services industry
- Dry Cleaning & Laundry Agents
- Dry Cleaning & Laundry Agents (defunct)
- Dry Cleaning & Laundry Agents in Wooster, Ohio
- Dry Cleaning & Laundry Agents in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)
- Historic Downtown Wooster
- Other Services businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Other Services businesses in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)
- Wooster Steam Laundry
- 1901. Wooster High School annual ads
- Wooster High School annual ads