Melville Corporation, formerly based in Rye, New York, was a large retail holding company incorporated by Ward Melville in 1922 from Melville Shoe Company. It became CVS Corporation in 1996 under a massive reorganization plan. The company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker MES, before changing its ticker to CVS.
UGI Corporation is an energy distribution company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, with extensive operations in the United States and Europe. In July 2014 the company disclosed it was acquiring Totalgaz S.A.'s LPG distribution operations in France for €450 million.
The Segal Lock and Hardware Company of Manhattan, New York, was a leading manufacturer of hardware merchandise and razor blades in the 1920s and 1930s. Established in Connecticut and Manhattan, the firm relocated to Brooklyn, New York, in the mid-1920s. The Segal Safety Razor Corporation was a subsidiary of the Segal Lock and Hardware Company. The business was at first known as the Burglar-Proof Lock Company.
Consolidated Indemnity and Insurance Company was a Hartford, Connecticut-based firm which became insolvent during the Great Depression. The corporation is important because it employed executives who were formerly directors of significant business concerns of New York City, in the early 1930s and before. Consolidated Indemnity and Insurance Company was organized in October 1928 with a capital of $2,500,000 and a surplus of $7,300,000. Among its fifteen directors was Saul Singer, vice-president of the New York Bank of the United States and C. Stanley Mitchell, president of the Central Mercantile Trust Company. Its president was John F. Gilchrist, chairman of the Tate Transit Commission. Gilchrist was a close personal and boyhood friend of Alfred E. Smith.
The National Cordage Company was formed in New Jersey in 1887, for the importation of hemp and the manufacture and sale of cordage. It is noteworthy because of its expansion at the beginning of the 1890s and its initial public offering of $5,000,000 of 8% cumulative preferred stock. The corporation sought to decrease the cost of production and distribution of their products. It issued a prospectus on August 1, 1887 and quickly sought to dominate the market in raw materials.
Legnam Corporation operated 132 general merchandise stores in 38 of the United States prior to becoming insolvent in June 1932. It sold ladies' apparel. Owing to the financial crisis during the Great Depression, the chain store, formerly known as Mangel's, became unable to pay its debts. The company maintained offices at 1115 Broadway and 226 Main Street in Paterson, New Jersey.
Lenthéric, Inc. is a manufacturer of perfumes, cosmetics, toilet preparations, hair spray, and shampoo.
The Kolster Radio Corporation was an electronics manufacturer and distributor based in Newark, New Jersey, which went bankrupt in January 1930. It bore the name of its chief research engineer, Frederick A. Kolster. In June 1928, the Columbia Phonograph Company announced plans to market a radio receiving set built by Kolster Radio. The product was sold in the United States, Europe, and Japan.
Nytronics, Inc. was a Berkeley Heights, New Jersey based manufacturer of metal products and electronics parts. It merged with Bastian-Blessing Company of Phoenix, Arizona in November 1980. The consolidated firm was called Bastian Industries. The company is significant for the variety of products it produced and its consolidation with business concerns, which added to its diversity as a business.
The Associated Telephone Utilities Company was a Wisconsin-based power company that went bankrupt in 1933, during the time of the Great Depression. Prior to the economic upheaval in the United States the utility was a prominent player in the electrical power business in the Midwestern United States. An appeal by receivers appointed for the Associated Telephone Utilities Company was filed around April 1933, contesting the bankruptcy of the utility, and was reorganized in 1934 as General Telephone. A chancellor in a court of chancery permitted the petition to be filed in United States District Court.
The Melville Shoe Corporation of Harrison, New York opened for business as a small shoe company in 1892 and was incorporated in 1916. From its inception through 1923 the company never had an unprofitable year, and paid dividends on preferred stock from 1916 to 1923.
Vadsco Sales was a holding company for makers of perfumes, toiletries, drugs, etc., which was formed in New York City in the 1920s. V. Vivaudou, an auto company and perfume manufacturer, was one of its subsidiaries. The Vadsco Sales Corporation was a consolidation (business) of V. Vivaudou, Inc., the American Druggists Syndicate, and Kny Scheerer Corporation. The latter firm was among the oldest and largest manufacturers and dealers of surgical and hospital supplies and equipment in the United States.
Lawrence Warehouse Company was a business based in San Francisco, California, USA, which had an initial public offering in May 1936. The firm registered 20,001 shares of convertible preferred stock with the Securities Exchange Commission which was valued at $200,010.
Ovoferrin was a tonic originally produced in the United States by A.C. Barnes Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later by Zonite Products Corporation, which acquired A.C. Barnes Company in 1929. The product grossed approximately $400,000 annually in 1929. Both Ovoferrin and Argyrol continued to be exclusively manufactured by A.C. Barnes Company, which became a subsidiary of Zonite Products Corporation. On January 2, 1946 Ovoferrin and Argyrol were assigned to Erwin, Wasey & Company, a New York based advertising agency.
Aguamiel[aɣwaˈmjel] is the sap of the Mexican maguey plant which is believed to have therapeutic qualities. According to Native American histories, the process of obtaining aquamiel from maguey was first discovered during the reign of Tecpancaltzin by a Toltec noble named Papantzin, whose daughter Xochitl was sent to the king with an offering of aguamiel. The sap is found in abundance among the agave plants which grow among the ruins of the Teotihuacan civilization. Also called honeywater it has been used in Mexico as a medicine. In its fermented state it has been enjoyed as a beverage for centuries. The particularly viscous beer made from Aguamiel is known as pulque in Mexico. It was available commercially beginning in 1910 and its sale was emphasized only in California prior to late 1928.
Annette's Perfect Cleanser Company was a 1930s era firm which manufactured a dry powder which was useful for removing spots and stains from clothing. Packages of the powder sold for $0.10, $0.25, and $0.50 in 1932. The F.W. Woolworth Company featured the cleaning item in full window displays. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Annette's Perfect Cleanser Company was acquired by Zonite Products Corporation in March 1932.
Biflex Products Corporation was a Winnetka, Illinois based manufacturer of automobile bumpers. In July 1923 the company was listed as a co-conspirator with American Chain Company of New York City in an effort to restrain trade and restrict interstate commerce. A lawsuit in United States Federal Court sought to prevent American Chain Company from acquiring a monopoly in the sales of automobile bumpers. The effort to restrain trade began prior to January 1, 1920
Starrett Corporation, formerly known as Starrett Brothers, Inc. and Starrett Brothers and Eken, is a general investment company and contractor known for having built the Empire State Building, Stuyvesant Town, Starrett City and Trump Tower in New York City.
Weber & Heilbroner was a Lower Manhattan men's clothing company of the 20th century. In August 1909 the clothier leased office space in the Seymour Building, 503 Fifth Avenue. The corporation is noteworthy because of its importance to New York City consumers over a number of decades. As of 1937 the retailer was a wholly owned subsidiary of Allendale Corporation.
