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Letter: Bright Star Battery Co., Hoboken, N.J. to W. H. Kemble, Kemble-Cochran Co., Inc., Bristek, Va., Aug. 17, 1932.
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Letter: Bright Star Battery Co., Hoboken, N.J. to W. H. Kemble, Kemble-Cochran Co., Inc., Bristek, Va., August 17, 1932.
Printed stationery in two colors, typewritten text.
Brief letter inquiring about a sample sent of the Empire spotlight [The Empire, One-Hand Set Spot (2 Cell Spotlight) - see archives 2015.001.0069 for product sheet showing this flashlight.] Sent for General Sales Manager William M. Riordan by H. Cowan.
Main Office and Factory, 15th St. and Riverhead, Hoboken, N.J. (see notes for more information.)
Product lines listed at top left:
Flashlights; Flashlight Batteries; Radio Batteries; Dry Cells; Vitasparks.
Footer:
Twenty-one Years Building the Quality Line. [The company was founded in New York in 1909 so this dates the printing of this stationery to 1930.]
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1932 - 1932
Date(s) Created: 1932 Date(s): 1932
Notes: The Bright Star Battery Company, Inc. was on the third floor of the Hoboken Terminal building (15th and Washington Streets, also known as the Hoboken Manufacturers Terminal Building or commonly referred to as the Lipton Tea building.) The company was established in 1909 in New York. It is believed that the company moved out of Hoboken to Clifton, NJ in the 1930s. As of 2010, the company was still in business in the United States. Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2015-03-10
