John E Dare Coal, Harrisburg PA (c 1915)

The John E Dare Coal Company built the facility pictured on the needlebook in about 1914 as a state of the art coal handling plant.

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The Harrisburg Telegraph business directory in December 1914 reports and address of 17th and Chestnut Street on the Bell telephone system  This plant burned down in December 1915.

The needlebook seems to present the 1915 building as the current facility and likely is from the period before the fire.  Ironically, the inside of the needlebook lists the fire alarm boxes in Harrisburg.








Sources:

"Big Elevator and 500 Ton of Coal Destroyed by Fire."  Harrisburg Telegraph, December 18, 1915, p. 1, and 9.  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038411/1915-12-18/ed-1/seq-1/

"Harrisburg Business Directory."  Harrisburg Telegraph.  December 21, 1914, p. 14.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038411/1914-12-21/ed-1/seq-14.pdf

"Retail Plant of John E. Dare at Harrisburg, Pa."  Coal Trade Journal.  April 15, 2015, p.405
https://books.google.com/books?id=UUvRtlbKU6QC&pg=PA405&lpg=PA405&dq=john+dare+coal+harrisburg+pa&source=bl&ots=9v_QSTYqi8&sig=dbM9yhhU1PHH5zo6EZBOuhwgwKA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRm7-Fh9fdAhXCLH0KHTUdCSYQ6AEwBXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=john%20dare%20coal%20harrisburg%20pa&f=false

Stiteler-Shroyer Coal Co., Inc., Harrisburg PA (1954?)

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The Stiteler-Shroyer Coal Co. of Harrisburg PA advertises its great service.  "Once coaled by us -- never cold again."  The cover of the needlebook has an autumn scene with a little girl holding fall leaves.

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 The company asks directly for customers patronage and suggest that their experience in the mines and tidy, thrifty drivers make their product superior.

The back of the cover has the notation "42854 Copyright" on the coal wagon drawing.  This might suggest a 1954 printing.