LATE 1930’s
With the advent of HVAC, sheet metal was being used to fabricate round and rectangular ductwork.
History
1930’s
Product offering was all types of sheet metal with a heavy emphasis on roofing – including gutters and downspout. The company had ongoing expansion discussions about whether to open a warehouse in north Florida.
1929 John N. Goddard named President
John N. Goddard is named president after Charles Conklin passes away. By the 1930’s the product offering was all types of sheet metal with a heavy emphasis on roofing – including gutters and downspout. In the late 1930’s, with the advent of HVAC, sheet metal was being used to fabricate round and rectangular ductwork.
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1928 Harry B. Thompson, Jr.
Harry B. Thompson Jr. comes to Conklin upon graduating from Georgia Tech.
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1925 Moore Street Warehouse
Conklin builds a 40,000 sq ft. warehouse located at what is now 236 Moore Street.
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1924 Local Atlanta businesses commerce exchange
The Atlanta Constitution — February 3rd, 1924
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1920 Correspondence
Even 100 years ago it was about reaching out to specific customers in hopes of selling specific products. Though our product offering has changed over time, the fundamentals of our customer service have remained the same.
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1920 Moore Street Property
Conklin buys property at the corner of the Georgia Railroad and Moore Street with eventual plans to relocate the warehouse. This property was across the street from the Atlanta Paper Company and next door to where General William Sherman stabled his horses during his 1864 “March to the Sea.” The owners, Charles Conklin and John
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Pre-World War II Roofing Panel
Five-V Crimped Galvanized roofing panel that we sold prior to World War II. It would have been between 1902 when we changed the name to “Conklin Tin Plate and Metal Company” and mid-1940’s when we closed the Savannah branch when the United States entered WW2. It is likely from the 1920’s, so if anyone ever
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Stock Certificate from 1919
By Robbie Thompson Today’s steel market can be difficult to navigate. However, I cannot imagine what it must have been like in 1918. I was digging thru some old Conklin paperwork, and came across this tattered document that had gotten stuck to an old stock certificate from 1919. It was a “Special Notice” explaining that
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1902 Conklin Tin Plate & Metal Co.
The tinware manufacturing portion of the business was sold to the American Can Company. The business continued out of the same warehouse under the new name of Conklin Tin Plate and Metal Company. Having sold the largest segment of the company, he closed the retail department on Whitehall Street and the focus shifted to that
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1900s Tin Plate
Having sold the largest segment of the company, the focus shifts to that of the wholesale trade of “Tin Plate, Metals, Solder, Sheet Copper, Sheet Iron, Conductor Pipe, Tinmen’s Machines and Tools”.
1891 Conklin builds 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse on Marietta Street
Marietta Street Warehouse Conklin builds four‐story, 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse on Marietta Street for $24,000 – (60¢/ft.). At the time, it was one of the largest factories in the U.S. for tin ware manufacturing.
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