1895
1893
1891
1891 Conklin builds 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse on Marietta Street
1891 Conklin builds 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse on Marietta Street

Marietta Street WarehouseConklin 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.

Categories 1890-1899, HistoryTags
1890
1889
Wire Gauze Oven Door from AJC 1889
Wire Gauze Oven Door from AJC 1889

Conklin ad from the Atlanta Constitution from March 1889 promoting the Wire Gauze Oven Door for your stove or oven.

Categories 1870-1889, HistoryTags
1888
1888 Conklin moves to Atlanta and buys A.P. Stewart & Co.
1888 Conklin moves to Atlanta and buys A.P. Stewart & Co.

Mr. Conklin moves to Atlanta and bought AP Stewart & Co., operating under the name Charles A. Conklin Mfg. Co. The nature of the business was “Tin Plate, Metals, Tinner’s Stock, Stoves, Etc.” He continued to operate the Whitehall store as the retail department.

Categories 1870-1889, HistoryTags
1879
1879 Stewart & Fain

Stewart & Wood was operating under the name Stewart & Fain located at 69 Whitehall St. in a 3‐story warehouse that extended to Whitehall and Broad St (200’). The second story was devoted to manufacturing of tin ware and straw brooms.

Categories 1870-1889, HistoryTags