Paint business grows elevenfold since start
Since that time our paint business has increased by leaps and bounds. It is now eleven times larger than the first year.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1926
Page
5
History of Our Family Business Growth and Expansion
The narrative recounts E O'Donnell and family origin in Ireland and migration to Melbourne then Elyria to start wallpaper business on March 15, 1896. It details growth from a two person operation to 25 to 50 staff, adding paint and mouldings, wholesale wallpaper in 1923, and 165 local agencies across Erie to Toledo with Delaware and Springfield as southern and western extents within a 120 mile radius supervised by Walter G. Collinge. The firm moved to a new location six years prior and aims to stay as it expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O’donnell
Cavan
Ireland
Anna
Granard
Melbourne
Australia
Elyria
Wallpap
West Broad Street
Erie
Toledo
Delaware
Springfield
Walter G. Collinge
Painters and Paperhangers Promote Nationwide Service
Promoters tout a painting and paperhanging business offering wholesale and retail supplies with a pledge to send men anywhere. The ad emphasizes broad service reach and professional capability for communities and tradespeople.
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Mr. E. O'Donnell
ACME
The
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Jamestown
New York
Penn Harris
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Franklin Exchange Bank
Franklin Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Oberlin
Lorain
Edward J. O’ Donnell
Marc Arthur C. O'Donnell
Ella
Conley
ALFA
Green Line
Ohio
Acme City
Ilac
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