Morse Hardware Company Records, 1891-1999 1894-1967.

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Morse Hardware Company Records, 1891-1999 1894-1967.

The Morse Hardware Company records document the growth and development of one of the oldest mercantile businesses in the Northwest region and also include the personal papers of several generations of the Morse family.

21.4 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7717379

Western Washington University

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Morse, David C. (David Comstock)

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Morse Steel Service.

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Stellar Industrial and Construction Supply.

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Morse Hardware Company

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Founded in 1884 by Robert I. Morse, The Morse Hardware Company is one of the oldest, continually operating family owned businesses in the Pacific Northwest. The company began as a retail business with the slogan "Sell 'em Low, Send and Get More" and expanded into wholesale trade, becoming a major supplier to new businesses that served the region. Upon the death of Robert I. Morse in 1920, his eldest son, Cecil A. Morse, assumed the duties of the president and general man...

Morse, Cecil A. (Cecil Arlington), 1883-1958

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Morse, Robert I.

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