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90 year history Mr. Jones established the W.B. Jones Spring Company in 1913 as a supplier of stock springs to hardware stores throughout the United States and Canada. The assortments were supplied in hand made wooden cabinets, many of which can be found in antique stores throughout the country and apparently are fairly valuable. The company sent quarterly mass mailings to about 7000 customers. These mailings consisted of corny poems about the current conditions or events in the USA. These poems, written by a secretary, Anna George, gave a unique history about our firm, as well as the country, and we plan on posting these on our web site from time to time. Mr. Jones passed away in 1955 and having no close relatives bequeathed the company to Anna George; a bookkeeper, Marie Witte and her two sons, Bill and Bob. Bob, a graduate of chemical engineering, decided to join the company and became the first president of the corporation in 1962. He is still active in the daily activities of the business. Bill worked from 1972 until his retirement in 1987 and serves on the board of directors. In 1974, Bob's son, Mike started working the summers while attending the University of Cincinnati. He decided that he wanted to pursue a career in his father's footsteps and is the current president. Bob's son in law, Dirc Lindeman, joined the family team in 1989 and has many duties as vice president.
We hope you enjoyed this brief history of ownership and we look forward to supplying our valued customers with their spring requirements for another 90 years.
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