Jones Hardware Company advertising ink blotter
Collection — Folder: S2268
Identifier: S2268
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one unused advertising ink blotter from the Jones Hardware Company of Richmond, Indiana. Printed on the front of the blotter are calendars for June-August 1924 and lists various items sold by the company. On the reverse side is absorbent blotting paper.
Dates
- 1924
Creator
- Jones Hardware Company (Richmond, Ind.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative History
In December 1884, Sharon E. Jones went into partnership with William H. Gordon, under the firm name of Jones and Gordon, in Richmond, Indiana. Following Gordon's retirement in 1885, Andrew J. Jones and Rutherford B. Jones became stockholders with their brother and the company's name was changed to Jones Bros. Andrew left the company in 1890 and Sharon and Rutherford continued together until 1894 when the business was reorganized and capitalized under the name of the Jones Hardware Company. At one time, it was the largest wholesale and retail hardware business in eastern Indiana and second largest in the state. The company was closed and liquidated in 1928.
Sources:
"For Sale!" Richmond Item (IN), July 8, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com.
Fox, Henry Clay, ed. Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Wayne County. Vol. II. Madison, WI: Western Historical Association, 1912.
Sources:
"For Sale!" Richmond Item (IN), July 8, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com.
Fox, Henry Clay, ed. Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Wayne County. Vol. II. Madison, WI: Western Historical Association, 1912.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation on 1978/10/02.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2022/01/27 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2022/01/27 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Jones Hardware Company (Richmond, Ind.) (Organization)
- Title
- Jones Hardware Company advertising ink blotter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
