Fraternal Supplies Company Archives

Artifacts from the former Fraternal Supplies, Inc. company, New London, OH (1987-2012). After over a century of company mergers and acquisitions Fraternal Supplies was the successor company to the following: * C. E. Ward Company (New London, OH) (1905-1987) * The M. C Lilley & Co (Columbus, OH) (1865-1951) - Also Lilley-Ames and The Lilley Company. * Ames Sword Company (Chicopee, MA) (1829-1933) * Ward-Stilson Company (New London, OH & Anderson, IN) (1888-1953) * Henderson-Ames Company (Kalamazoo, MI) (1866-1933) * Horstmann Uniform Company (Philadelphia, PA) (Bef 1924-1947) - Successor to Wm H Horstmann & Sons founded in 1816. * E A Armstrong Company (Detroit, MI & Chicago, IL) (1871-1894) * E A Armstrong Manufacturing Company (Chicago, IL) (1894-1923) * Detroit Regalia (Detroit, MI) (1904-1911) * Morgan, Puhl & Morris (Detroit, MI) (1892-1904) * Cincinnati Regalia (Cincinnati, OH) (1895-1998) This represents over 700 years of combined company's histories which employed tens of thousands of people and produced millions of items. These companies were the most prestigious and largest producers of American Swords, Military Goods, and items to supply all fraternal organizations. They also supplied police departments and fire departments and produced graduation caps & gowns, choir robes, bronze statuary, bicycles, fishing poles, padlocks and many other categories of items.