President Reynolds has been engaged for 32 years in making of band instruments and also in the development of special mechanical equipment.Īccording to trademark documentation, the Reynolds name was first used for commerce in February 1936, which is consistent with the facts of the newspaper report. Twenty men now are employed and the force will be increased to 100 as soon as machinery and equipment are in.

A subsidiary, the Ohio Band Instrument Co., will operate at the same place, making medium-priced band instruments for the commercial trade.Īccording to its officers, the Reynolds company has orders booked ahead for six months’ production from dealers in this country and Europe. E., containing 21,000 square feet of floor space and is expending $40,000 in alterations and installation of equipment for making high grade band instruments.

The company has leased for ten years a modern three-story brick building at 2837-53 Prospect Avenue S. Reynolds, decided to locate here because of manufacturing conditions, nearness to supply of raw materials and convenience of distribution of the finished product. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported in late March of that year that:Īnother new industry has been located in Cleveland in a transaction reported closed yesterday by Granger Factory Space Brokers, 320 Hippodrome Building. The new company was located at 2845 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, near the campus of former Fenn College, now Cleveland State University.

In early 1936, a few months after his 51st birthday and more than 30 years work at the H.N.

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