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From Bicycles to Furniture

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Uhl Brothers Bicycle Emporium

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Aerial view of Downtown Toledo, 1897. Source: Images in Time, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
Uhl Brothers Bicycle Emporium on Monroe and 11th in 1897. Source: Marty Uhl
An inside look at the Uhl Bicycle Emporium. Source: Marty Uhl
Entries for the Uhl's Cycle Emporium, Concert Band, and Ulh Bros in the 1898 Polk City Directory. Source: Polk City Directory, 1897, p. 1269
Uhl Bicycle Emporium ad in the 1898 Polk City Directory. Source: Polk City Directory, 1897, p. 115.
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The Uhl brothers at the new factory. (From Left to Right), Phil, Tom, Otto, Bob, Joe, Henry and Clement Uhl. Source: Marty Uhl
Copper face plate of President McKinley after his assassination in 1901. Source: Marty Uhl
The Uhl Brothers Company produced thousands of school desks. Source: Marty Uhl
Tom Uhl seated in a school desk produced by the company. Source: Marty Uhl
Philip E. Uhl, co-founder of Uhl's Cycle Emporium, later, president of Toledo Metal Furniture Company. Source: Marty Uhl
Clement R. UIhl, co-founder of Uhl's Cycle Emporium; later, vice-president and superintendent of Toledo Metal Furniture Company. Source: Killits, John Milton. 1923. Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, 1623-1923. Vol. III The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, p. 182
Clement's first drawing of the original 151 chair-1902. Source: Marty Uhl
Clement Uhl working on another design. Source: Marty Uhl
Patent No. 705,488 dated July 22, 1902, titled Construction of Metal Furniture (Source: United States Patent Office, Google Patents)
Joseph’s 1905 Patent No. 782,932 dated February 21, 1905 was titled “Revolving Metal Chair” (Source: United States Patent Office, Google Patents)
Demonstration of a Uhl chair. Source: Marty Uhl
Tom Uhl testing the strength of a Uhl chair. Source: Marty Uhl
Tom, Otto, Phil and Henry Uhl demonstrating the strength of their furniture. Source: Marty Uhl
Uhl Steel logo. Source: Marty Uhl
Inside Toledo Metal Furniture (production floor). Source: Marty Uhl
Inside Toledo Metal Furniture (customer cafeteria). Source: Marty Uhl
Uhl Brothers customer. Source: Marty Uhl
12 Uhl Brothers had their own orchestra in the late 1890s. Source: Marty Uhl
Jos. Uhl has conducted the orchestra for large audiences in 1896 and 97. Source: Marty Uhl
Henry and Willi Uhl in the Uhl Concert Band. Source: Marty Uhl
First page of company newsletter The Brace, Volume 4, issue 1, 1957, celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of founding the company.
Stock bought by Benedict A. Uhl
Phil Uhl's insurance policy on his horse.
Blue print of a motor bracket sent by Edison Phonograph Works to Toledo Metal Furniture to build a table for it.
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