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[[Image:DUBUQUERANDBELTINGCOMPANY.png|left|thumb|250px|]]DUBUQUE BELTING AND RUBBER COMPANY. Organized around 1893, the Dubuque Rubber and Belting Company was the first of its kind in Iowa. | [[Image:DUBUQUERANDBELTINGCOMPANY.png|left|thumb|250px|]]DUBUQUE BELTING AND RUBBER COMPANY. Organized around 1893, the Dubuque Rubber and Belting Company was the first of its kind in Iowa. This company had a trade territory including Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska, and Dakota territory. The stock carried consisted mainly of rubber and oiled clothing, rubber | ||
boots and shoes, felt boots, rubber and leather belting, hose, packing, lace | |||
leather, and Smith & Thatcher's Belt Fasteners. The specialty of this company was the manufacture of all kinds of rubber stamps. | |||
The company's officers included [[KIENE, Peter Sr.|Peter KIENE, Sr.]], president, and Paul Kiene, secretary-treasurer. | |||
Emil Kiene, son of Peter Kiene, Sr. and brother of Paul, entered the business when he was seventeen. He mastered all the details of the company and in 1900 bought out the interests of his brother and father and operated the business as his own. The offices and warehouse were located at 422 Main. | Emil Kiene, son of Peter Kiene, Sr. and brother of Paul, entered the business when he was seventeen. He mastered all the details of the company and in 1900 bought out the interests of his brother and father and operated the business as his own. The offices and warehouse were located at 422 Main. | ||
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'''The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center,''' Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 92 | |||
Revision as of 03:38, 27 September 2014
DUBUQUE BELTING AND RUBBER COMPANY. Organized around 1893, the Dubuque Rubber and Belting Company was the first of its kind in Iowa. This company had a trade territory including Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska, and Dakota territory. The stock carried consisted mainly of rubber and oiled clothing, rubber
boots and shoes, felt boots, rubber and leather belting, hose, packing, lace leather, and Smith & Thatcher's Belt Fasteners. The specialty of this company was the manufacture of all kinds of rubber stamps.
The company's officers included Peter KIENE, Sr., president, and Paul Kiene, secretary-treasurer.
Emil Kiene, son of Peter Kiene, Sr. and brother of Paul, entered the business when he was seventeen. He mastered all the details of the company and in 1900 bought out the interests of his brother and father and operated the business as his own. The offices and warehouse were located at 422 Main.
The 1886-87 through 1923 Dubuque City Directory continued to locate this business at 422 Main.
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The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center, Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 92