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'-l> (>J175f, t )I 1 ( '.'V a NN'A h is t o r ic a l SOCIETY "7 iACiiiStC^ iV r-M tie JAN 25 1945 gxOTOKT or a o x .io d o > connorr Xrtobllahod Hffg Tho follow!ng hiotory of fbo OUddoa Coopaay and its prod--ri --o --apilot fro iota obtain-- fr-- tho filoi of Tho Olldd-- Cwi'iar. tho (lm> load Nbllt library and Clovolnnd City Dirt--orloo, aad fir-- infomatl-- oVUiwdfr-- Mr*. --go-- b4|i>jr( frasola Hnrriflgt-- Olidd--'0 daugk--r B--tri--, --o poo--a-- hit autobiography whWhho nrroto -- bio oowntioth birthday, May 24, 1902, and tho Artieloa of Ca-fkrtsarohlp forming tho flrat "Olidd--" flna and datod --rah 1, 10?$. glotarr of fra--la a Olldd-- fraaoia Barrington Olidd-- --a bom at X-- Caotlo, Mm, --y 24, 18)2. Ho attoadod 'oo-- --h--1 and aa acad--y to 2-- Oaatlo and aarriod thoro in 18$4. ' Bo apant tho --act t--It o yodro la Mow --gland, la April, 1866, ho boon-- aaaoolatod with tho firm of "mil-- Tlldon A Bophow* (null-- T. Blodgott --a tho nophov and jmiar no*or of tho firm), a ropntoblo aid --mlh ftm of X-- York City, Bk CUddos had na prior knowlodgo of tho --mloh boat--** aad had to loam it fr-- tho --art, harlcg bom oalt orator oollor la hla youth aad lab-- a dry good* aorohaat, 8a --o ' aaaignbd - to trawl tho wootora otatoo. Hla flrat atop --a Dotralt, Mlohigan. and thoro ho took hlo flrat ordor* Too yoaro labor tho fin* opo--d a bran-- offloa la Clo--land, Ohio, and --do Hr* Olldd-- tho nanagor, Kb no--d to Clo--land with hla frailly In Boooabar, 1668, and U--d at 114 Oodar A--a for --ay yooro, fr-- 1871 --til 18? Hr, Olldd--*# brothar, W,fM Clldd--, --a aoaoalatOd with bln in Clowland* Hr, franolo Harrington Olldd-- ra-- Imd with thla flm fir w--b oight yoaro and .--on toadarod hla roolgnatloa, aa ho atatod In Ma ant--Jng--phy, So aobark in the --miab --wfwtnring baoiaaoa with Inti fit Bradkottand. tho--a n < BoUoi --dor tho ftm aa-- Cliddon, Braokott a 8--p--y at do--laad in ifcroh, %m$ -- a oapital of #20,000.00." tho ArtUioi of Cortartnorahip of "Olldd--, Xraokott A C--pasy* bat-- Hr, Olidd-- aid Mr, Sraohott and Mr. Ballot, both Of Boa York City, --TO datod JOurOk l, 187?* A yoar laton la 167#, Bk. Braakott rottrod fr-- tkn flm aad tho aa-- --a ahaagod to "Oliddan A Bolloa,* and otill lot--, abort lff8, Mr* tall-- r*. tlrod fr-- tho flm and it baaa-- km--a aa "Olldd-- A Aay* nb-- Olldd-- w. Jay, a y--agar brothar of Wtlliaa f. Joy of Bootow, --aa--bnaotta, tha hua* band of Mr. Olldd--*a alitor, auaoaodad Mr. Bolloa ia tho fim. Thlo flm oartl--od doing buoinoo* nodor thla nano --til 188) nh-- tho flm --o 1--orporatod aa an Ohio aorporatlon, "Tha 01144-- and Joy Varaloh Canpany," Mr. KlUl-- F. Joy by thla tlno haring aueoaodad Olldd-- W. Joy in tha bualnoaa. in 1692 Mr. dill-- f. Joy rotlrod Iron tho bnolno-- and --Id out hla intorork to Mr. Olldd--, and. tho n--o of tho buolnoai --a ab--god in 1894 to "Tho Olidd-- Yaraioh 0--pany." Mr. Olldd-- --Bblmiod to bo aoti-- in tho bniln--t --til it ao aoqplrod by Ur. Adrian D. Joy-- and hla a--latas In 1917* Mr. Traaoia H. Olldd-- dlod on --pteab*r 24, 1922, at tho ago of nlnoty-oaa, GLD 041758 History of the Olldden Ttwtfe Bwalaeae The original tint ef OUMn, Sreekett * Cenpany apparently omoumod doing basin*** cm Prospeot Street near the Cuyahoga utter la a ecmll one-stery Wildin* that kcueed the office* chipping departneat* labomtary and i h*> tery U which were tee 150 gallen redroleh enkine kettle* with thick cheat one thenmad gallen* ef varaieh eculd he produced a tack, there tae erne helper and a here#'and. wagon tor deliveries* Mr* Cllddm tea the only aetit* Mriber ef the fim at tide tine. the factory eae permanently leeated la 197$ ea property edjaeent te the CAT Hit ea the eaet eld* of Cleveland* The Cleveland City Mreetery of 1975-6 llata the Olldden* Brackett A Cenpany, taraiah cad japan acurafasturere, with office* at 36 froapeet Street and a factory ea the StP KB near Woodland *wee* the Mreetery ef i960 ie the flret eae te Hat ..an ecatera hraaeh at 187 PWltem Stxhet* BCiton, Ifcaanehmeette. the faatery ea the CAP 81* new the'TWanaylvaei* 8k* at the intcreectlf* ef the llekel Plat* rear lest 7Pth Street* a few bleaks centh ef Weedlead* wa* aaiatalaed at that leeatlea ntU auch ef the prertete wee destroy** hy a fire late tal90* after ehlah the eoopwty 'acted te It* nee leeatlea at . 11001 Bkdleea Avenue, which eeoring wa* eeaiplated aheet 1907* In the inter!* office* were aaiatalaed In the WHileeeea Milding tram. Shout 190* te 1969 and.then meted te the eek#f*U#r ItiUlkf until about 1907* when they were moved te the new office building ea the newly ttmplred fac tory site at 11001 Madison Avenue, at the Interaeotlcn ef Berea scad* Partnership and Owrporat* aietery 1875*1976 ___k_J_a_r_*_S__*_S_f_c_A a yartnenhlf, aatahllahed at diet** lead* Okie, March 1* 1875l Brunei* B* OUddem* Xetl 0. Brackett and thornet K. Belle# partner*) capital, |80*009*00 19761878 audio A Belle*. a partnership, ferned la iVft at Clew*land, Ohio Pranaia fa* Olldden aad Thane* H. Belle# partner*. l878l883 alldden A day, a partnership, famed at dlevelaad* Chle, la 1879) hraneie 8. oiidden aad Olldden W. fey partners* 1883-1094 fle..WMftfc.Aad JBgJsartflLft > a eerperatien ferned under the law* of Ohio on Baroh 87* 1 i) aapttalledtiaa 1100,000.00 . 1*000 dam of 8100*00 each. 1094-1917 the Olldden Varalah Cenpany. a corporation, Cn January 1* 1094* tha mu m ef the oiidden And Joy Varnish Cenpany wa* chanted under the lew* ef the State ef Ohio to the Ollddan Tarnish Cenpany. la 1910 Tha ttliddea Vanish Cenpany acquired tha Blackwell Varnish Oenpeay *f Torento* Ontario* Canada, and Incorporated it en Pabruary 88* 1910, under the name "the Gllddea Vandch Company, ltd." 1917 7hc Olldden Cenpany* an Ohio corporation incorporated Decanter 11* 1917, when Mr. Adrien 0* Joyeo aad his a****late* acquired Tha Olldden Vamlah Company* and lte Canadian aubaldlcry. The Ollddan Company* Ui<* the nan* of whleh waa chanced deanery 13* 1919* to "the Olldden Cenpany* ltd." 2- GLD 041759 fit* aapltallaatiaa of Tha Oliddoo Coapaay #10,000.00 - 100 sfeoroo at #100.00 aaah - aad this % imrHM# in th* u m Mtckh to #2*i?00,000.00. Ob 9Nikw 27, 191#* thio MafN? * rtsrtniifl ut tho o*plt*Ht*tion Imt mn # tt #1*^00,000.00. Ob Mgr 2* 19)6* Tha Ollddas Oomputy adaptad Hi *A*dd4 Artloloa of laoryoratlaa* aad Hi oapltallaatiaa mm iaaraaaad %a 200*000 fnHml abaraa with ##0.00 par aalaa aad 1*000,000 oharaa af aa-par immiw ataafc* latar iaaraaaad to 1*200*000 ateraa* Tbo aaapaay haa eontlauad ta da buotaaaa waiar thaaa tauM IrUHw a# laoorpwattoa and m&aaqaa&fc aa*adU Mttta* datuiargr 19, 194# rhb/ht - (10) Imrtjr Yaara > - GLD 041760