Started in Shelby
A timeline of companies that got their start in Shelby –
Chicago Handle Bar Company
Chicago The Chicago Handle Bar Company got its start in Chicago, Illinois in March 1896. Three men – George W.
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Inventor Leon A. Smith (1888-1972)
The Shelby Cycle Co. owes much of its success to factory superintendent Leon A. Smith. In 1924, after stockholders abandoned
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Corn Husker Manufacturing Co. 1921
Area farmers were also inventors. In 1921, Joe Promenschenkel and partners Harry Kyle, Fred Yetzer and Edward Promenschenkel built and
Mack Ave. Industries
American Machine and Foundry
1953 – 1960 AMF, after buying the Shelby Cycle Co., moved the cycle operations to a warehouse on Whitney Avenue
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Shelby Paper Box Co.
at Mack Ave. 1923-1934 The Shelby Paper Box Company shared space with the Shelby Cycle Company, moving into the building
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Beswick Round Fabric Belting
at Mack Ave. 1921 – abt. 1923 The New Jersey company established in factory on the lower floor in 1921.
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Shelby Industrial Association
1921 – abt. 1930s A group of ten local businessmen purchased the factory building in 1921, intending to attract small
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Shelby Auto Shows
1919-1921 The Shelby Advertising Club sponsored an auto show for several years. From 1919 – 1921, the show was staged
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Shelby Wax Paper
at Mack Ave. 1920-22 In 1920, Shelby Wax Paper opened shop in the portion of the tractor building Shelby Metal