Wednesday, December 26, 2012

1940s Big Jack Manufacturing Co. Ink Blotter


Big Jack Manufacturing Company ink blotter from around the mid to late 1940s. The image of the strong man up top was trademarked in 1943. The company was founded in 1905 by John S. Lipscomb as the Mahoney-Lipscomb Overall Company. It was later named the Head-Lipscomp-McCormick Overall Company. In 1921 the company officially became Big Jack Manufacturing Company. They were located in Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia.

Super Big Jack Overall Sign recently on ebay 

6 comments:

  1. Nice industry history...

    I like it.
    Same like needham-ink history...

    Keep write on this type of histories and update us...

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  2. My grandma worked there. There was a photo taken of her and her fellow workers in 1927 . She was a seat seamer for men's overalls.

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  3. My mom and all of her sisters worked there as well as my dad's sisters

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  5. My grandmother, Hassie Sharitz, worked @ Big Jack which was located on 4th St. in Bristol, Tn.

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  6. My grandfather, I.J.Walls owned Big Jack before selling to Blue Bell because he did not want to be unionized. The Plant in Bristol was moved from Greensboro, N.C. My Grandfather wanted his employees to enjoy their lunch break because he knew the jobs were hard. Best cafeteria in the region. He had heath screenings for his workers and was well ahead of his time in many other aspects of factory work in the day.

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