Hood Rubber Company records, (inclusive), (bulk). 1896-2008 1896-1929

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Hood Rubber Company records, (inclusive), (bulk). 1896-2008 1896-1929

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The collection contains records of the Hood Rubber Company of Watertown, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1896 and was sold to B. F. Goodrich in 1929. The records include correspondence, financial records, annual reports, and company publications and advertisements.

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Baker Library, Harvard Business School

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SNAC Resource ID: 6382656

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Hood, Frederic C. (Frederic Clark), 1865-1942

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Hood Rubber Company (Watertown, Mass.)

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The Hood Rubber Company was founded in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1896 by brothers Frederic Clark Hood and Arthur Needham Hood. The main product of the company was footwear, principally sneakers. It also manufactured rubber boots and leather shoes and boots in smaller quantities. The factory also produced pneumatic tires and rubber tubes. The Hood Rubber Company grew steadily each year, at one point producing over 90,000 pairs of shoes a day and employing over 9,000 workers. The factory in Wat...

B.F. Goodrich Company

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Akron, OH. From the description of Trade catalogs, ca.1915. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122579155 The B.F. Goodrich Company began in 1870. Originally called Goodrich, Tew and Company, the organization was founded by Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, Harvey W. Tew, Henry S. Sanderson, Robert Newland, and David N. Marvin. Their partnership was intended to make rubber and because of their choice of location in Akron, Goodrich, Tew and Company (GTC) be...