1915 Shelbyville,TN Robinson McGill MFG. color billhead Jim Key Horse Harness

Description

PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING:
I sell ONLY ORIGINAL items and NOT ANY reproductions.
This sale is for
ONE Historical
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from
Robinson McGill MFG.
manufacturers of the well known
Jim Key Brand
Harness,
Saddles,
Collars
&
Strap Goods
at Locust and 27th Streets in
ShElbyville, TenNesSee
during the year of
1915.
this is a
stunning logo
on this billhead
Online Company History-
William J. McGill (1873–1949) was the owner of the Shelbyville Harness Company. He was also the co-owner of the Robinson-McGill Harness Company which used
Beautiful Jim Key
, the
Educated Horse, as it's
mascot
.
The company began operation in 1909 and closed in 1943, according to a local interview.
Documents in Google Books indicate Shelbyville Harness supplied the U.S. military during World War I, selling harnesses at .95 each with up to 100 manufactured each week.
A story in a 1918 issue of "Shoe and Leather Reporter" magazine reports Shelbyville Harness received an Army contract for 4,000 harnesses, with Robinson-McGill Manufacturing Co. of Shelbyville being awarded a contract for 1,200 harnesses.
And a report from Chicago in a December 1919 issue of "Hide and Leather" reports "Hulan...called on the Lake Street leather dealers this week."
Another note found on line was an interview by a former employee that noted there was another owner in the 1940's by the name of
George Hulan.
CONDITION:
Normal letter folds, some toning and a slight bend in the lower left corner.
Approximate size
of
letterhead is
8 1/4"
X 7".
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