A Digital Collection of Rockford, Illinois History
Source: Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., Rockford, IL; Catalog No. 11, 1909 page 88
Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., Luther M Hess president; W T Anderson v-pres; F L Morgan sec and gen mgr; G F Ehman treas; 1101 Acorn St, Source: McCoy’s Rockford City Directory for 1926
8 pages of Hames
Source: Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., 1909 Catalog, page 35
The Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., 1909 Catalog, 240 pages, has 86 pages of harness varieties, 2 per page. The products were known and sold worldwide. Established 1862. They were out of business in 1960 sold in 1961 to Hess and Hopkins Center, a newly formed storage company. 1101 Acorn St.
Fairground Housing Project was located on the property from 1969.
Source: Rockford Morning Star July 27 1924
Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., Luther M Hess, president; William T Anderson, vice-president nnd Supt.; F L Morgan, sec and Gen. Manager; G F Ehman, treasurer. 1101 Acorn St. Source: 1925 McCoy’s Rockford City Directory
Source of photo and text above: Rockford 50,000 1909-10
largest manufacturer of leather products in the world
incorporated in 1881
plant covers 6 acres
200,000 square feet of floor space; average number of employees 350
tanners of harness and pump valve leather, horse collars, riding saddles, fly nets and patent leather goods.
Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., Luther M. Hess pres; Wm T. Anderson, v-pres and supt; F L Morgan sec and gen mgr; G F Ehman treas, 1101 Acorn St. Source: McCoy’s Rockford City Directory for 1925
“We use only Bark Tanned Leather in our Harness, Collars and Saddles” ad, p 367, 1917 McCoy’s Rockford City Directory
Hess and Hopkins Leather Co., L M Hess pres A F Hopkins vpres F L Morgan sec and gen mgr G F Ehman treas 1101 Acorn st Source: 1917 McCoy’s Rockford City Directory p 366
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