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  2. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Engraving and Printing officially took over production of postage stamps for the United States government in July 1894. The first of the works printed by the BEP was placed on sale on July 18, 1894, and by the end of the first year of stamp production, the BEP had printed and delivered more than 2.1 billion stamps.

  3. Charles Gelatt - Wikipedia

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    From 1945 to 1962 and later in the 1960s, he served on the board of directors for the Miami Beach First National Bank. He became an original part-owner of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team and was an original investor in the La Crosse Catbirds of the Continental Basketball Association. He founded numerous companies, including MicroCard ...

  4. Western Publishing - Wikipedia

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    Edward Henry Wadewitz, the 30-year-old son of German immigrants, worked at the West Side Printing Company in Racine, Wisconsin.When the owner of that company was unable to pay Wadewitz his wages, Wadewitz took the opportunity in 1907 to purchase the company [4] for $2,504, [1] with some of the funds provided by his brother Albert.

  5. James Avery Artisan Jewelry - Wikipedia

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    James Avery Artisan Jewelry is a Texas-based, family-owned company that specializes in designing hand-crafted rings, bracelets, necklaces, charms, earrings, and other jewelry. Its founder, James Avery, first started crafting jewelry in Kerrville, Texas in 1954 out of his (then) mother-in-law's garage. Over time, the company expanded and became ...

  6. Manz Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The company moved to premises at 4001-43 Ravenswood av. in Chicago in 1908, just after it merged with The Hollister Press. [5] It had purchased the property from Mrs. Harriet L. Sulzer and others for USD 16,000. [6] By 1922 it was known as the Manz Engraving Co. and employed 500–600 people. The company president was now Alfred Bersbach, who ...

  7. Star Engraving Company Building - Wikipedia

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    The Star Engraving Company Building is a building at 3201 Allen Parkway in Houston, Texas, built in 1930 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style by the Star Engraving company to house its engraving factory. [2] The building is currently (as of 2013) owned by the city of Houston and serves as the Houston Center for the Arts, housing the Stages ...

  8. Timpson (retailer) - Wikipedia

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    www.timpson.co.uk. The Timpson Group is a British and Irish service retailer that has a number of different brands across its portfolio of 2,100 stores, including Timpson, Max Spielmann, Johnsons The Cleaners, Snappy Snaps, Jeeves of Belgravia, The Watch Lab and Flock Inns. The business is based in Wythenshawe, Manchester, owned by Sir John ...

  9. 'Antiques Roadshow:' See a whale tooth worth more than $150K

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    On a brand-new episode of "Antiques Roadshow" Monday, a Fred Myrick scrimshaw tooth got a price tag that would probably put said fairy in a lot of debt. "Today, we're going to give it an insurance ...