1939
January 1
LATE 1930’s

With the advent of HVAC, sheet metal was being used to fabricate round and rectangular ductwork.

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1938
May 1
1938 Photo of Harry B. Thompson, Jr.
1938 Photo of Harry B. Thompson, Jr.
1930
January 1
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.

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1929
December 6
1929 Harry Thompson, Sr. elected director of Armco Steel’s Distributor Association of America
1929 Harry Thompson, Sr. elected director of Armco Steel’s Distributor Association of America
August 1
1929 John N. Goddard named President
John-Newton-Goddard

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…
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July 21
1929 Charles A. Conklin Obituary
1929 Charles A. Conklin Obituary
July 20
Charles Ashmore Conklin Gravesite — Westview Cemetery, Atlanta
Charles Ashmore Conklin Gravesite — Westview Cemetery, Atlanta
1928
January 1
1928 Harry B. Thompson, Jr.
1928 Harry B. Thompson, Jr.

Harry B. Thompson Jr. comes to Conklin upon graduating from Georgia Tech.

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1925
January 1
1925 Moore Street Warehouse
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
February 3
1924 Local Atlanta businesses commerce exchange
1924 Local Atlanta businesses commerce exchange

The Atlanta Constitution — February 3rd, 1924

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