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- L.H. Kurtz
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The L.H. Kurtz Hardware Co. was
founded by Louis Henry Kurtz in 1866 at
Third and Walnut streets, in Des Moines,
Iowa. A German immigrant, he sold
hardware and worked as a tinsmith,
making pots, pans and stovepipes. In
the following decades, Kurtz Hardware
evolved, adding housewares and sporting goods to
their catalog.
Kurtz Hardware sold and distributed sporting good made by all the major
brands. Their catalog Includied,
Winchester shotguns; Wilson golf clubs;
Goldsmith uniforms, baseballs, gloves
and Louisville Slugger baseball bats. This "L.H. Kutrz Co., Des Moines,
Iowa" - Model No. 260 (branded on the
barrel) baseball bat is the only known
example. It features the "L.H. Kurtz
Co." trademark branding with Des
Moines, Iowa" below.
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L.H. Kurtz Hardware Co.
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L.H. Kurtz Hardware Co.
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