Wilkins/Koning Hardware records

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

01. "Ideal System" ledger recording sales, purchases, expenses, summary and special information from 1951-1953. Red, peg-bound ledger 9.5" high x 12.5" wide.

01. "Ideal System" ledger recording sales, purchases, expenses, summary and special information from 1951-1953. Red, peg-bound ledger 9.5" high x 12.5" wide.

Name/Title

Wilkins/Koning Hardware records

Entry/Object ID

2025.32.08

Scope and Content

Business records, ledgers and documents from the Koning and later Wilkins hardware store. 01. "Ideal System" ledger recording sales, purchases, expenses, summary and special information from 1951-1953. Red, peg-bound ledger 9.5" high x 12.5" wide. 02. Black-cover ledger with dark red corners and spine recording purchases and expenses from 1961-1967. 12.5" high x 10" wide 03. Black-covered pad of business checks with receipts from 1974-1976. 9.5" high x 13" wide 04. Koning Hardware Co., Heath Crow - Jean Simonson, Final Inventory 1-31-1975. 11.5" high x 9" wide x 2" deep. 05. Black ledger with tax documents for 1975. 12" high x 18" wide 06. Michigan Centennial Business Certificate bestowed Jan. 13, 1977 to Richard Kofsky and other centennial documents in black presentation binder. 11.5" high x 9" wide 07. Circa 2003 Wilkins Hardware employee handbook (14 pages) with Bonnie Wilkins resume, Old Hardware Shops lease documents, newsletters, advertisements, thank you letters from children and 1985 Wilkins Hardware articles of incorporation. 3-ring binder 10" high x 11.5" wide x 1" deep 08. James T. Faasen black presentation portfolio with history of the business and building and information about signage refreshing and mural for the Saugatuck Historic District Commission in 2003. 09. Loose 14x8.5" legal documents including land contracts, warranty deeds, plats, bills of sale, quick claim deeds, secured notes, certificates of co-partnership, notice of dissolution and personal property statements 10. Tax receipts 1952-1965 Koning hardware, 7x9" 11. Tax receipts 1957-1969 Heath Crow and Jean Simonson, 7x9" 12. Bank Records 1951 Heath Crow and Jean Simonson 13. Insurance policy with envelope postmarked 1922 14. Hardware store purchase receipts 15. Documents about the store expansion in 1996 16. Documents associated with Wilkins hardware 1985- 17. Photos of Ron and Bonnie Wilkins 18. Photos of the hardware store interior and exterior 19. "A Brief History of the Old Hardware Store Building" by James T. Faasen, 52 pages, 2024 20. Two copies of "The History of the Koning Hardware Co." by Frederick H. Geerdink, 14 pages, 1972 21. "How Heath and Jean ran the Koning Hardware Store" author unknown, 1 page, Sept. 1976.

Collection

Commercial businesses

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2025.32

Source or Donor

Wilkins, Ronald "Ron"

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Location

* Untyped Location

217 Hardware Store Records

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Parking Lot Butler Pantry/Wilkins Hardware/D.L. Barber & Co./Taylor & Barber Co., 439 Butler/Butler Pantry/Wilkins/Koning/Nies Hardware, Nies, Jan "John" 1836-1920, Koning, John 1858-1927, Crow, Morton H. "Heath" 1910-1976, Kofsky, Richard J. 1931-, Wilkins, Bonnie, Wilkins, Ronald "Ron", Faasen, James T., Simonson, Earnest Jean 1916-1996, Koning, Arie James "Ira" 1883-1975

Create Date

December 1, 2025

Update Date

December 15, 2025