HAPPY MAY DAY!
We thought we would kick off the start of the blog with a little bit about the history of Kershaw's!
Oh how the years go by......
Oh how the years go by......
Originally founded in 1900 as Western Typewriter by Fred Kershaw, typewriters were stacked on the sidewalks at 810 West Sprague and delivered in wagons. The name was changed to Kershaw’s Office Equipment in 1923 and in 1940 was incorporated as Kershaw’s Inc. Fred Kershaw’s daughter and son-in-law took over the business in 1952 and sold it 10 years later to Wesley Melior. The warehouse building where Kershaw’s resides today was purchased in 1962. In 1973 Rudy Cozzetto purchased Kershaw’s and built the business to 5 locations. In 1993 Rudy Cozzetto sold Kershaw’s to his daughter, Diane, who worked at Kershaw’s from the age of 16 starting as a janitor. Diane and her husband, Damien Mangano run Kershaw’s today with the same commitment to service started by Mr. Fred Kershaw in 1900.
So here we are, the
current generation of Kershaw’s. Collectively we have well over 100 years of
office supply and office furniture experience, and we’ve seen things come and
go. We were sad to say goodbye to the 3 martini lunch, not so sad about typewriter ribbons
and thermal fax paper. We’ve been around the block, we remember mimeograph
fluid, correction tape that came in a little plastic box, carbon paper and
spools of Scotch data tape bigger than a dinner plate. We’re older than
Post-it notes, CD’s and whiteboards. If you call us and ask for that black and
red bound book with the journal ruled pages, we’re going to know you’re looking
for a Boorum & Pease record book. We’ve jumped at all the new
technology and we’re still having fun selling office supplies and
furniture.
So follow our blog…keep up
with this new generation of the old Kershaw’s. We hope to give you some
good information, interesting facts, fun product videos and some
things solely for your entertainment! Every month there will be a random
drawing for a random prize of people following our blog – follow us – don’t
miss the fun!
ALWAYS confirm your facts when telling a story about your boss! Diane started working at Kershaw's as a janitor when she was 14 - she was promoted to working in a store by the time she was 16!
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