Hancock Brick & Tile Company (Findlay, Ohio) records

Collection

Identifier: MS-1121

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Collection Overview

Abstract

Collection of legal and financial files that track the transition of the Hancock Brick & Tile Co. to its present day state as Hancor, Inc.

Dates

Creation: 1905-1986

Extent

0.23 Cubic Feet (1 half legal archives box)

Creator

Hancock Brick and Tile Company (Findlay, Ohio) (Organization)

Scope and Contents

The documents in this collection are legal and financial files that track the transition of the Hancock Brick & Tile Co. to its present day state as HANCOR Inc. Documents include settlements, indentures of trusts, the last will and testament of D. Earl Child, and financial analysis of the company.

Other more miscellaneous items include the History of HANCOR pamphlet, in which can be found a more detailed agency history, and some HANCOR introduction advertisements from The Courier newspaper.

Company History

The Hancock Brick and Tile Company was started by Daniel E. Child, a resident of Findlay Ohio. He was born in 1843 on a farm in Lorain, OH. After two natural disasters, and the deaths of his two partners, George Dorney and John Murray, Daniel E. Child bought out their shares and started the Hancock Brick and Tile Company in 1903. The company became incorporated in 1905. It is currently in existence under the name of HANCOR in Findlay, Ohio, after being merged in 1974. The name change occurred in 1974. Instead of selling bricks, HANCOR now provides pipe, drainage, and tile services and supplies. After being owned by members of the Child family for 99 years, the company was sold to Frederick Kremer Jr.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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