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May 4, 2024 · The company perfected a bisque drying method that enabled decorating and drying to be achieved in a single firing. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Shawnee supplied products to large chain stores and five and dime stores such as S.S. Kresge, Kress Company, McCory, and F. W. Woolworth.
May 4, 2024 · S.S. Kresge Company was one of the first major buyers for the open-stock dinnerware. Following World War I, Kresge purchased the company and mass-produced the dinnerware sold in its stores. Operating as a Kresge subsidiary, Mount Clemens produced semi-porcelain dinnerware to complete with Homer Laughlin's Fiesta.
Sebastian Spering Kresge (July 31, 1867 – October 18, 1966) was an American businessman. He created and owned two chains of department stores, the S. S. Kresge Company, one of the 20th century's largest discount retail organizations, and the Kresge-Newark traditional department store chain.
Kresge, founded in 1899, was a Detroit-born dime store where shoppers could find daily needs such as housewares, linens, clothing, school supplies, and toys. Sebastian Spering Kresge began his dime store career as a partner of J.G. McCrory, owner of a dime store chain. The two opened stores in Detroit and Memphis.
The official S.S.Kresge Company, bringing Kmart and Sears back in business
The S.S. Kresge Co. grew to be the second-largest variety chain in the U.S. The stores changed as retail trends matured over the years. The company battled anti-chain store sentiment in the 1920s and 30s.
S.S. Kresge Co. Exhibition Useful Household Objects under $5.00. Sep 28–Oct 28, 1938. MoMA. Licensing. If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in ...
