| | Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Curtis Industries, Inc. Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Curtis Industries, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1935-1961 | | | | Abstract: | Curtis Industries, Inc. was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932 by William Abrams and two of his sons, Morris and Howard, as Clipper Key and Lock Co. The company initially sold several brands of key cutting machines throughout the Cleveland area and the Midwest. In 1934, the Abrams worked together with inventor William Curtis to invent a new key cutting machine that they could manufacture and distribute themselves. The machine was patented, and the company changed its name to Curtis Key Co. The company's focus was on key cutting machines and key blanks, which they both manufactured and sold. However, during World War II, the company concentrated solely on defense work and ceased to manufacture of keys and key machines. Following the war, the company changed its name to Curtis Industries, Inc. and resumed its work on key machines and key blanks. The company also began manufacturing and selling automotive and farm equipment replacement parts. In 1961, Curtis Industries built a large facility in Eastlake, Ohio. Previously, Curtis had operated sites on Carnegie Avenue, Prospect Avenue, and East 222nd Street in Cleveland. The new building in Eastlake consolidated all of Curtis's branches and various operations. The new site was considered state-of-the-art and garnered much publicity. In 1961, the Cleveland Chapter of the American Materials Handling Society recognized Curtis with is award for the best materials handling system in Northeast Ohio. The collection consists of approximately 150 black and white photographs depicting employees, machinery, and buildings at various Curtis Industries sites. | | | | Call #: | PG 580 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Curtis Industries, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections | Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Eastlake -- Photographs | Locks and keys -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Locks and keys -- Ohio -- Eastlake | Factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Factories -- Ohio -- Eastlake -- Photographs | Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Eastlake | Automobiles -- Parts -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Automobiles -- Parts -- Ohio -- Eastlake | Farm equipment -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Farm equipment -- Ohio -- Eastlake | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Eastlake | World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Wattenmaker Advertising Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Wattenmaker Advertising | | | | Dates: | 1930-1948 | | | | Abstract: | Wattenmaker Advertising evolved from a business enterprise founded by Jacob Wattenmaker (1894-1968), a Cleveland, Ohio, area businessman and philanthropist. Wattenmaker began his career as owner of a wholesale dry goods store in Cleveland in the 1920s. He then became merchandising manager of Bailey Co., a clothing store. In 1932 he founded his own chain of dress shops and was later named managing director of the Cleveland Fur Institute and Executive Secretary of the Cleveland Fashion Institute. He was a lecturer in merchandising, commerce, and public relations at several area schools, including Fenn College, Cleveland College, and John Carroll University. Subsequently, Wattenmaker opened a public relations and merchandising counseling office which evolved into Wattenmaker Advertising, Inc. after World War II. Wattenmaker Advertising specialized in food and real estate campaigns. Some of its larger campaigns were for the Northern Ohio Food Terminal, the Dry Cleaners Guild, and Zinner's, a flower shop. In 1965, Wattenmaker Advertising won the first Cleveland Advertising Club's Horace C. Treharne Medal for its campaign for the Sandusky Distributing Co. Following Jacob Wattenmaker's death in 1968, control of the company was given to his son, James. The collection consists of a photograph album of Cleveland Market Week of the Cleveland Fashion Institute and photographs from Zinner's Flowers. | | | | Call #: | PG 578 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Fashion Institute -- Advertising -- Photographs | Zinner's Flowers (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Advertising -- Photographs | Advertising agencies -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Florists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Floral products -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Clothing and dress -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Fashion -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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