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Topliff Ely Co Brought Industrial Growth to Elyria
The history recounts John W Topliff and Isaac Topliff turning wagon making into a factory venture with George H Ely. They formed Topliff & Ely Co to market a tubular bow socket for carriages, backed by patents, driving local employment, mansion building, and regional prosperity. The piece follows Lersch family rise from a boy’s apprenticeship to a major dry goods firm, syndicate formation, and a model of integrity and community leadership. 850,000 Indians in the United States.
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Lorain County
John W. Topuff
West Broad Street
5Th Street
West Avenue
Isaac Topliff
Adrian
Michigan
Isaac
John
Elyria
George H. Ely
Yale College
Mr. Ely
Topliff
Black River
Highgate
Long Wear Rubber Co
Toplift, & Ely Co
John Toplitt
East Bridge
National House
Ely
Taft Home For
John Topliff
Walter E. Brooks
Elrria
Topliff & Ely Co
John W. Lersch
Germany
New York
Everiany
Ohio
Lerseh
Cleveland
Mansfield
North Dover
Lersch
Mussey & Co
Henry E. Mussey
Peter Bishop
Bishop
Gallup
Trn
Joshua Boynton
William Maddock
Chestnut Street
Stevens
Washington Avenue
Carl Ropert
Louise
Goby
Charlotte
Cherry
Walter