reach44
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Been doing some research on some of my Kenrick bottles and I've managed to piece together some fragments of info.
The E.J. Kenrick Co as far as I know was founded in November of 1899 by Edward J. Kenrick. (April 10, 1837 - December 17, 1917.) From what I’ve read they were a wholesale store that at one time had three locations including Portsmouth, Ohio. Bottles from this store range from hutches up to crowns and read EJ Kenrick and Son. So I’m assuming his son John E. Kenrick took over operations after his fathers death in 1917. The son died in 1942 and their family is buried right here in Portsmouth. I do not know who ran the company after this, I believe a man by the name of Harold Clayton may have. Operations ended April 9, 1956. After 57 years and 5 months in business. The building is restored and still stands to this day as a a part of the Riverview Retirement Center.
The E.J. Kenrick Co as far as I know was founded in November of 1899 by Edward J. Kenrick. (April 10, 1837 - December 17, 1917.) From what I’ve read they were a wholesale store that at one time had three locations including Portsmouth, Ohio. Bottles from this store range from hutches up to crowns and read EJ Kenrick and Son. So I’m assuming his son John E. Kenrick took over operations after his fathers death in 1917. The son died in 1942 and their family is buried right here in Portsmouth. I do not know who ran the company after this, I believe a man by the name of Harold Clayton may have. Operations ended April 9, 1956. After 57 years and 5 months in business. The building is restored and still stands to this day as a a part of the Riverview Retirement Center.