Work Wear Corporation, Inc., Records 1961-1986

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Work Wear Corporation, Inc., Records 1961-1986

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Work Wear Corporation, Inc. was founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland Overall Company by Samuel Rosenthal. In 1919 Rosenthal bought the National Railroad Overall Company, maker of bib overalls and other work garments. Beginning in the 1920s, the enlarged Cleveland Overall Company transformed the uniform industry by producing stylish, functional work garments available on a rental basis. The company was also involved in the industrial laundry industry. In 1961, under Leighton Rosenthal, son of Samuel Rosenthal, Cleveland Overall became the publicly held Work Wear Inc. The name was changed in 1976 to Work Wear Corporation, Inc. Paine Webber Capital, a subsidiary of Paine Webber Group, Inc. of New York City, acquired Work Wear in 1986. The collection consists of annual reports, newspaper clippings, and brochures.

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The Work Wear Corporation, Inc. was founded in 1915 by Samuel Rosenthal (1885-1957) as the Cleveland Overall Company. Originally selling to retail stores, the company soon switched its focus in 1921 to garment rental, providing rental uniforms directly to companies. Another successful innovation was to assure renters adequate industrial laundry capacity to clean rented garments. The company accomplished this by providing capitalizing and technical support to industrial laundries in Cleveland, Ak...