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% 1866 < Henry A. Sherwin entered the paint business by joining in partner'll ip with Tniman Dunham unde r the name of Truman Dunham & Company, selling wholesale and retail paints, varnishes, oils, glass,.painters supplies* Bought glass from Day Williams * Co., Kent, Ohio. ;j 1870 - Truman Dunham partnership dissolved, Dunham taking oil;business, leav ing paint, etc., to Sherwin. Edward F|. Williams sold out his share of the glass business and joined Sherwin In partnership under the name of Sherwin-nilliams and Company* Sereno ip. Fenn employed as bookkeeper* 1873 1873 Began manufacturing paints in Cleveland. First year production 450,000 lbs. of Oil Paste Faint. \ . '[ _ Began manufacture of tin cans Capacity, 1500a day* Present capacity, Chicago Plant, now over 35Q,000 daily. 1876 The printing of color cards' and labels begun in our own plant* 1879 1880 Warehouse established in Chioago. Began manufacture of SWP Outside House Paint. J. C. Beardslee employed* 1884 Partnership dissolved and the Sherwin-YCLlliama Company Incorporated July 18, Li84. Capital $300,000.00. 1886 Capital increased to $400,000*00 1887 1888 Established New York Office* H* D. Wh.ttleaey employed* Began manufacture in Chioago tinder name 1 Calumet Faint Company. 188? Opened braneh in Boston, Capital, $500,000.00 1890 George A. Martin employed as Supsrintex dent of Calumet Baint Co- 1891 - First retail store. The Atherton in Wcoster, Mass. 1892 - Canadian Agency let to Walter H. Cottirgham. The oompany sales passed the mi'llibn dollar mark. Capital increased to $750,000. 1894 -Walter H. Cottlngham and Co. organized to manufacture S-W produots in Montreal. j 1895 First use of the "Covers the Earth" design for roadway signs. Used as trade mark about 1900 displacing entirely the Chameleon trade mark which had been used prior to this time, 1896 - Established warehouse at Philadelphia. The Sherwin-Williams Company of Canada, Ltd. organised absorbing Walter H. Cottingham & Company. 1898 - A complete line of varnishes. was manufactured and put on the market. N11851 1W - Began the nsufaeture.ef ^_eqlers ia Cleveland. 1900 - paint and Tarnish factory eonatrueted at Banark. B.J. Vtrahouse sv^*stiiihd;>fttrii Frtnfcleoo. " 1902 - Oapitai increased tp' $2,806,000.00. "Linseed Oil. Kill areoted at .Cltralaad..... ................... ............. .1908 - Day color, Ihaaotiaida plaat erected la Chicago. Capital increased 1904 - Farohased niaa 'at Magdalina, I.Kssj aad Line Odds Saaltsr efe'Joplin, ; ; KiaaaOrii^^'' ill' s 4 ' "V.c ... ,v v Vi/. ..... --v .... :. v *.. ... v<i.. - 1905 - Purchased biiaineasef Levis larger it Sosa, Ltd.', Leaden', Bhgland, 1905 - Established pesltar si Ceffeyyllle, liv .V '. f V.' P/v*, . V ! . J. i ' ' ISO! - irt'wir If. Etai-Sal wplcr. ` Varahease' at Dallas. '' 180 - Purchased additional land aad 'araatd Whit* Lead' Plaat la Chicago. Hr. 8henda baeane of the Beard of Directors. Mr. Cotting- i-ii - i-km. appointed Praaldeat' ^ ,( 1910 112 for fener*! csV , Purebaaad ttneelm v.s-*v*~- rj r- Faint ft OoW' , v iLincoln, Ithrida. c-J 1914 , f: 1* * ^ .-< * m ' 5?,'; . Cbaa&eal Prodaoia pI^/'CMe^,''iicaafaeturiag Dyaa, later- edlates, Coal far products aad Insecticides, haeauaa eould no.longer gatiM(SPlia:'''`' of the 1919 - Kr. J^e^R <y,e4. . 1917 - htopted 8V Products label, ^Vr4*u,*Lv^Viytw 4k*+J* 1919 ledagcay plaat, paint pleat at Oakland,; Brook, lav .Jeraapi;:.;. Established ieao hits Lead and Color plant, Detroit. 1921 - Brota4 so* Tin Can aad Lacquer Plant at. Chicago. \ Insecticide plaat, I- CtjaliPLeMiilW':; 1922 - Mr. Oottiaghaa baeane Chair eff the Boerd of Directora. 0. A. Kartin ' p^ldiUadi ISiffi - Purchased Leva' Brothers' plant at Dayton, Ohio. Began manufacture ; off' fl|vthatif ;raaias.: . , 1980 - Purchased John1 Lucas Company, Philadelphia. Established paint cad eniiah plant in Havana, Cuba. 0007`SWP-00000502s 1981 -Established Litfaopose Depertaent, OsfTeyTille. 19SS - Allied Research Laboratory established at Cfaioago. 1986 - Ltr(i addition to plant at fellas, felphato Wood Turpentine, Ohieagof Syethatie Basis plant* Chicago. Oauaolidatod manufacture of in-; Mtiidesat .-'Bswid.-lrortu;-;:-.". / 't., 1989 - Ettstablishod Dehydrated Castor Oil is Cleveland. wt* 1. *'i> vi 1940 - Established plant at Buenos Aires, Argentine* Introduced Style fioide (revolatienery nethod of illustrating to the public the results of various paint finishes. 0. A. Martin behoMs Chalrnan of the Board of Directors end A. 1. tteudel appointed President. 19a i Dibutyl Fhthalate Plant established in Shieage. Total sales fl42,14,228.88. CpitallPrfarrod 9ffE0*000.00 Ooaaon 90,000,000*00 1942 - Ken-Tone put on tha narfcet early in tha yaer. Eev warehouse la Chisago. 194C - Float estabUc^ed at 8ao Paulo, Breall. 1948 - Lia-I, Clear gleas, Self-Polishing Van nado institutional products for feaaral talcs. Products'ef Postroy, DDT, Vscd-Mo-Mom. Construo- tien of poser bouse started at Chicago. Salas vara 460 tinea as meh me in tha first year. . Gosteelldated-sales velaae $175,665,248. s') l)- *)-K / .IAN 0007-SWP-000005027