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Keith-Simmons
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MANUFACTURING PERIOD
1920s
MANUFACTURER
Keith-Simmons & Co.
Nashville, Tennessee
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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Walter Keith and William G.
Simmons had been Junior Partners since
1892 in the firm of J.H. Fall &
Company. In June 1898, J. H. Fall &
Company was dissolved and a new J. H.
Fall was incorporated, owned solely by
J. H. Fall. Now the future began to
take shape for the Junior Partners. Mr.
Keith and Mr. Simmons established the
Keith-Simmons & Company to handle
hardware. They located five doors north
of Union Street on College Street.
Keith-Simmons & Company remained on
College Street until 1903 at which time
they moved to 316-318 Union Street.
In 1910, the store of J. H. Fall Company burned. Mr. Fall retired from the
retail business. Keith-Simmons took
over the employees from the J. H. Fall
Retail Store, many of whom were well
known to the two business partners from
their earlier years with Fall. In 1916,
looking toward providing better service
to customers, the Keith-Simmons firm
purchased the entire retail and supply
business of the Gray & Dudley Hardware
Company. Keith-Simmons & Company then
became incorporated in 1925 under the
laws of the State of Tennessee.
Recognized as being one of the
largest hardware companies in the
South, the
company carried a large line of
hardware, edge tools, mill supplies,
house furnishings, automotive supplies, saddlery, and Sporting goods. Their
1925 catalog devoted 38 pages to
sporting goods, that included
baseballs, gloves and bats made by the
A.J. Reach sporting goods company. The
Keith-Simmons & Co. baseball bat
branding depicted a Cat inside an oval.
Outside the oval at the top reads;
"KEITH-SiMMONS & CO." below the oval,
"NASHVILLE" with the number "5" (model
number).
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Keith-Simmons Of
Nashville Tennessee
Baseball Bat catalog |
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Keith-Simmons Co.
1925 catalog |
Keith-Simmons Co., Inc.
Cummins Station
and Union Street
Nashville Tennessee |
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