1948 EVERSHARP PEN AD.
Eversharp is an American brand of writing implements founded
by Charles Rood Keeran (below) in 1913 and marketed by Keeran
& Co., based in Chicago.
The company continued until 1957 when it was acquired by
Parker Pen, which continued to use the Eversharp brand for
a time.
Charles Rood Keeran (1883 – 1948)
The 1948 film with Humphrey Bogart shown in the above ad.
Wilson & Co. evolved over the years to adapt to a changing
market and changing leadership. The business began in
1916 when founder Thomas Edward Wilson took control of
the Chicago meat packinghouse, Sulzberger & Sons Co.,
and rebranded it as Wilson & Co.
By 1917, the company ranked as one of the 50 largest industrial corporations in the United States, and continued to employ
thousands of workers at its plant in Chicago until the 1950s.
Wilson & Co. held several subsidiaries that utilized animal by-
products for the manufacture of sporting goods.
Thomas Edward Wilson (1868 – 1958)
The Kraft Heinz Foods Company, formerly the H. J. Heinz
Company and commonly known as Heinz, is a food
processing company headquartered at One PPG Place
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded
by Henry J. Heinz in 1869.
Henry John Heinz (1844 – 1919)
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, known as the Wrigley Company,
is a multinational candy and chewing gum company, based in
the Global Innovation Center in Goose Island, Chicago, Illinois.
The company was founded on April 1, 1891, in Chicago, Illinois
by William Wrigley Jr. (1861 – 1932).
