Businesses and Industries of Greater Toledo Collection Inventory
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Mss. Coll. 36 Businesses and Industries of Greater Toledo Collection Inventory Box 1 Folder 1 ABELE; ACE; ACKERMAN; ACKLIN; ACORN; ADAMS; ADVOCATES 1. Carl Abele, groceries – letterheads (2), 191? 2. Ace Products Company, automotive & aviation products – leaflet, 1983; advertisement, 1952; specifications (2), n.d. 3. Ackerman & Maybee, printers – letterhead, 1903 4. Ackerman Coal Company, coal – advertisement card, n.d. (photocopy) 5. Acklin Stamping Division, Tecumseh Products Co. – house organ, The Acklin Press, November/December 1971 6. Acorn Supply Company, Lumber, sash, doors, etc. – billhead, 1928 7. Fred. Adams, merchant in flour, feed, etc. – billhead, 1886 8. Adams Laundry & Cleaners – Letterhead, 1971 9. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE), legal services – program, Access to justice Awards Dinner, 1998 Folder 2 AHLBERG; AINSWORTH; AIR-SCALE 1. Ahlberg Bearing Company – house organ, Ahlberfax, Toledo Branch Number, Jan. 1937 2. Ainsworth Shoe Company – postal cover, 1906 3. Air-Scale Company – pamphlet, “More Customers!,” 1929; leaflets (3), n.d. Folder 3 AIR-WAY ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CORPORATION 1. Letterheads (2), 1936 2. Envelope, 1921 3. Yearbook of Personnel, Plan, Product, Plant, 1927 4. Catalog, Air-Way Heating Systems, 1930 5. Manual, Air-Way Dirt Master Vacuum, n.d. Folder 4 ALCORN; ALLEN 1. W. W. Alcorn, jeweler – billhead, 1875 2. M. H. Allen, merchant – billhead, 1893 3. Allen Manufacturing Company, Allen Bath System – pamphlet, n.d. Folder 5 ALLIS-CHALMERS; ALTER 1. Allis-Chalmers Company – letterhead, 1911 2. Alter Brothers, tobacconists – billheads (2), 1884, 1885 Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio Mss. Coll. 36 Businesses and Industries of Greater Toledo Collection Inventory Box 1 (cont.) Folder 6 AMERICAN 1. American Bridge Company – letterhead, 1903 2. American Express Company – letterhead, 1912 3. American Foundry and Furnace Company – billhead, 1906 4. American Garage, storage and repair – business card, Perc Hutchisson, n.d. 5. American Hand Sewed Shoe Company – billheads (2), 1886 6. American National Company – letterhead, 1936 (missing 10/ 2002); speech by Walter Diemer, Nov. 21, 1935 (7 pp) 7. American Shipbuilding Company – “The Craigs and Their Passenger Boats,” historical sketch by Capt. Frank E. Hamilton, 1969 (4 pp.); pamphlet, “Employees’ Pension Plan,” 1962 8. American Temperature Indicating Company – pamphlet, “The American System of Temperature Indication: Caliscope,” ca. 1929 Folder 7 ANDERSON; ANDREWS 1. Anderson Truck Terminal – “The ‘Big Pour’ and the Press,” Supplement to Farm News, Oct. 1953 2. Andrews Asphalt Paving Company – letterhead, 1912 Folder 7A ANDERSONS 1. Press releases (21), 1985-88 2. Leaflet, Store Directory (2), 1984-85, n.d. 3. Brochure, “A Commitment to Serving Agriculture,” n.d. 4. Brochure, “A new market for your grain,” n.d. 5. Pamphlet, “The Andersons…A Commitment to Serving Agriculture,” ca. 1978 6. Pamphlet, “The Andersons,” ca. 1980’s Folder 8 ANN; ANTHONY; AP PARTS; ARBOGAST; ARBUCKLE 1. Ann Manor – Sales Information Packet, ca. 1996 2. Anthony Wayne Research Foundation – pamphlet, ca. 1948 (2 copies) 3. AP Parts, mufflers – notes re signs, 1933-34 4. Arbogast Tire and Supply Company – billheads (2), 1916, 1918; Service Club contract, 1917 5. Arbuckle-Ryan Company, contracting engineers – letterhead, 1903 Folder 9 ARDNER; ARMS 1. Philip Ardner, tobacconist – letterhead, 1911 2. H. Arms, livery stables – billheads (2), 1873, 1877 Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio Mss. Coll. 36 Businesses and Industries of Greater Toledo Collection Inventory Box 1 (cont.) Folder 10 ARNOLD; ASHLEY 1. Edward Arnold, dealer in coal – billheads (2), 1898, 1911) 2. Ashley Realty Company – letterhead, 1913 Folder 11 ASPHALT; ATWOOD 1. Asphalt Block Pavement Company – letterhead, 1911; newspaper clipping, Toledo Blade, Nov. 14, 1936 (photocopy); list of bridges paved with asphalt block in various cities, n.d.; list of streets paved with asphalt block in various cities, ca. 1932 2. Atwood Automobile Company – letterhead, 1913; billhead, 1914 Folder 12 AUBURNDALE; AUGSBACH 1. Auburndale Builders Supply Company – billheads (2), 1925; 1926 2. Auburndale Truck Company – proposal for purchase of truck, 1928 (photocopy); magazine and newspaper articles, 1946- 1982, n.d. (photocopies, 12 sheets) 3. Augsbach Brothers, broom manufacturer – letterhead, 1903 Folder 12A BABCOCK 1. Babcock Dairy – Pamphlets, “A Trip through the Babcock Dairy,” n.d. and “A Trip Through the Babcock Quality Chekd Dairy,” n.d. (photocopies); Auction News, October 1984, details of upcoming auction of dairy (3 items, photocopies) Folder 13 BACOME; BACON; BAER 1. Bacome & Allyn, lawyers – letterhead, 1910 2. R. G. Bacon & Company, merchant in hardware & house furnishings – billhead, 1886 3. Bacon & Will, hardware – pamphlet, ca. 1882; leaflets (2), 1882, 1883; advertising cards (4), n.d. 4. Lou Baer, upholsterer – letterhead, 1903 Folder 14 BAKER 1. B. R. Baker Company, store – invoice, 1930 2. Howard C. Baker Company, plumbing & heating – card, 1929 3. M. O. Baker & Company, commission merchants, fruits and produce – letterhead, 1912 4. W. E. Baker, movers and trucking – billheads (2), 1922, 1923 5. Baker, Sterling & Co., merchants in carpets – billhead, 1879; advertising cards (11), n.d. Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio Mss. Coll. 36 Businesses and Industries of Greater Toledo Collection Inventory Box 1 (cont.) Folder 14A BAKER BROS. 1. Letterhead giving wage rates, 1917 2. Audit report, 1920 3. Leaflet, “Methods, Rates and Cost for Estimates, Quotations, 1947 4. Letter from Thomas L. Hallenbeck summarizing history of company, 1973 Folder 14B BAKER BROS. 1. Catalog, ca. 1889 (photocopy) 2. Catalog, ca. 1894 3. Catalog, ca. 1901 Folder 14C BAKER BROS. 1. Catalog, ca. 1909 2. Catalog, 1913 3. Catalog, ca. 1934 4. Catalog, ca. 1952 Folder 15 BALLARD; BALSO 1. Charles Ballard, manufacturer in tin, copper, sheet iron – billheads (2), 1884, 1885 2. Balso Oil Company – billhead, 1917 Folder 16 BANCROFT; BAN-REY; BANTING 1. Bancroft Livery – billhead, 1905 2. Ban-Rey Motel – matchbook, n.d. 3. Banting Machine Company, farm machinery – letterhead, 1913; stock certificate, 1925; advertisement, n.d. (photocopy) Folder 17 BARKDULL; BARKER 1. Barkdull Printing House – letterhead, 1903 2. C. Barker, successor to Sherwood, Barker and Company A. Sherwood, Barker and Company, receipts (2), 1870, 1871 B. C. Barker, millinery – billhead, 1875 3. Barker & Dwight, successors to Barker & Co., coal & Ice – billhead, 1886 Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio Mss. Coll. 36 Businesses and Industries of Greater Toledo Collection Inventory Box 1 (cont.) Folder 18 BARLOW; BARNES 1. A. W. Barlow, crockery, china and glassware – billheads (2) 1872, 1873 2. Barlow, Page and Company, merchants in paints & glass – billhead, 1872 3. Barnes & Curtiss, realtors – letterhead, 1876 Folder 19 BARRETTS; BARROW 1. Barrett’s Bindery – billheads (2), 1893 2. John Barrow, florist – billhead, 1894 Folder 20 BARTLEY; BASHARE; BATEMAN; BATTIS 1. R. A. Bartley Company, wholesale grocer – pamphlet, “Forty- two Years of Success,” 1914; letterhead, 1903; billhead, 1923 2. Milo Bashare, agent for Salt Assoc. of Michigan – billhead, 1884 3. E. Batemen, grocer – billhead, 1881 4. W. Carl Battis, Inc., furniture store – pamphlet, “Just Friendly Chats,” 1933 Folder 21 BAUMGARDNER; BAUER; BEACH 1. L. S. Baumgardner & Co., merchant in ladies & gents furnishing goods – billheads (7), 1872-1885 2. Bauer, Stark & Lashbrook, architects – Pamphlet, n.d.; history of firm name; resumes of Charles H. Stark, Charles B. Stockstiel, Dean L. Lashbrook, Blair L. Ballard; examples of work (34 sheets) 3. Beach & Rood, plumbers – billhead, 1875 Folder 22 BEAVER; BECK 1. F. P. Beaver and Company, Bee Hive Clothing Store – leaflet, 1870; cards (4), n.d. 2. Beck Motor Sales Company – billhead, 1918; card, n.d. Folder 23 BECKER; BEE 1. F. Becker Asphaltum Roofing Company – letterhead, 1923; cards & brochures (6), n.d. 2. Bee Job Rooms Printers – letterhead, 1903 Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio Mss. Coll. 36 Businesses and Industries of Greater Toledo Collection Inventory Box 1 (cont.) Folder 24 BELL; BELLMAN; BENDER; BENEDICT 1. John B. Bell & Company, department store – cards (3), n.d. 2. Bellman Brothers Company, printers – billhead, 1894 3. Bender & Johnson, wall paper, painting & decorating – postcard, 1911 4. Benedict Trading Company – stamp book, n.d. Folder 25 BENNER; BENTLEY 1. Louis C. Benner, cornices, roofing & furnace work – letterhead, 1911 2. A. Bentley & Sons Company, building construction – billhead, 1919; brochures, ca. 1950, ca. 1976, n.d.; letterhead, n.d.; auction book & flyer, 1982 Folder 26 BERDAN; BETTS 1. Berdan and Company, wholesale grocers – postal cover, 1901; letterhead, 1903; booklet, 1911 2. W. H. Betts, M. D. – card, n.d. Folder 27 BIG; BINNEY 1. Big 4 Hardwood Company, lumberyard – letterhead, 1911 2. Binney Castings Company – letterheads and advertisements (5 pp.), 1936 Folder 28 BIRKENKAMP; BISHOP; BISSELL; BITTNER 1. H. H. Birkenkamp, hackman – billhead, 1874 2. Fred C. Bishop, grocer – cards (7), n.d. 3. F. Bissell Company, electrical supplies – letterhead, 1902; billhead, 1911 4. G. C. Bittner & Company – pharmaceuticals & cosmetics, advertisements (3), n.d.; photographs (2) (color