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'''Dewberry Engraving''', also known as the '''National Engraving Company''' was a printing and engraving company founded by [[J. Ralph Dewberry]] in [[1901]]. It grew to become the nation's largest engraving company during the 1950s and 60s, employing over 300 workers in the production of engraved stationery for customers in all 50 states. | '''Dewberry Engraving''', also known as the '''National Engraving Company''' was a printing and engraving company founded by [[J. Ralph Dewberry]] in [[1901]]. It grew to become the nation's largest engraving company during the 1950s and 60s, employing over 300 workers in the production of engraved stationery for customers in all 50 states. | ||
In [[1931]] the company was located at 310 [[20th Street North]]. By [[ | In [[1931]] the company was located at 310 [[20th Street North]]. By [[1941]] it had moved to 807 [[20th Street South]], and added a production plant and retail outlet at 3201 [[4th Avenue South]] before [[1959]]. The company later moved to [[U.S. Highway 280]] at [[Valleydale Road]] with a plant at 248 [[Oxmoor Court]] in [[West Homewood]]. | ||
The Dewberry family sold the business to the Taylor Corporation of Minnesota in [[1991]]. Some executives have since worked with [[Pelham]]'s [[Sweet Pea Designs]]. The West Homewood plant continued to operate until the summer of [[2008]], when it was closed as part of a corporate "rightsizing". | The Dewberry family sold the business to the Taylor Corporation of Minnesota in [[1991]]. Some executives have since worked with [[Pelham]]'s [[Sweet Pea Designs]]. The West Homewood plant continued to operate until the summer of [[2008]], when it was closed as part of a corporate "rightsizing". | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 8 December 2017
Dewberry Engraving, also known as the National Engraving Company was a printing and engraving company founded by J. Ralph Dewberry in 1901. It grew to become the nation's largest engraving company during the 1950s and 60s, employing over 300 workers in the production of engraved stationery for customers in all 50 states.
In 1931 the company was located at 310 20th Street North. By 1941 it had moved to 807 20th Street South, and added a production plant and retail outlet at 3201 4th Avenue South before 1959. The company later moved to U.S. Highway 280 at Valleydale Road with a plant at 248 Oxmoor Court in West Homewood.
The Dewberry family sold the business to the Taylor Corporation of Minnesota in 1991. Some executives have since worked with Pelham's Sweet Pea Designs. The West Homewood plant continued to operate until the summer of 2008, when it was closed as part of a corporate "rightsizing".
Publications
Dewberry Printing & Engraving was the publisher of a 1929 book of cartoons from the Birmingham Age-Herald
References
- Williams, Roy L. (May 31, 2008) "Century-old Birmingham, Alabama printing company to close." The Birmingham News