Johnson Electric Company Advertisement
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Title
Johnson Electric Company Advertisement
Alternative Title
Johnson Electric Co. Ad
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Electricians--United States
Description
An advertisement for Johnson Electric Company published in the Florida Polk's Orlando City Directories: Including Conway, Maitland and Winter Park for 1949. Located at 23 East Church Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, the company furnished services as electrical contractors for business in and around Orlando starting in approximately 1914. According to the ad, Johnson Electric Co. worked with lighting, fixtures, appliances, washing machines, electrical refrigerators, and ironers, and also offered a washing machine repair service. Over the years, the company expanded to included 23-29 East Church Street and, by 1963, Johnson Electric Co. had moved to 260 Magnolia Avenue. In 1981, the company was purchased by Harry A. Ferran, who merged it with Ward Air-conditioning to form Ferran Engineering Group, Inc. Ferran Servicing and Contracting is headquartered at 530 Grand Street.
Source
Original advertisement, 1949: R. L. Polk & Company Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1949: Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
1905-05-02
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original advertisement, 1949: R. L. Polk & Company Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1949.
Is Part Of
Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.
Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
155 KB
Medium
1 advertisement
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Johnson Electric Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the R. L. Polk & Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the R. L. Polk & Company and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Jeffries, Andrew W.
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory 1943-44: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1944.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Conway, Maitland and Winter Park. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1945.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory 1946-47: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1947.
Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directories: Including Conway, Maitland and Winter Park. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1949.
Orwick, Tim. "Johnson Electric Company circa 1960." Orlando Memory. http://dc.ocls.info/memory/image/johnson-electric-company-circa-1960.
Transcript
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
WIRING — RESIDENTIAL and COMMERCIAL
LIGHTING FIXTURES
CRYSTAL IMPORTED CHANDELIERS — RESIDENTIAL FIXTURES
FLUORESCENT FIXTURES OF ALL TYPES
RANGES — WATER HEATERS — WASHING MACHINES
VACUUM CLEANERS — SMALL APPLIANCES
COMPLETE LINE OF FLOOR LAMPS — LAMP SHADES
JOHNSON ELECTRIC CO.
(NOT INC.)
PHONE 5186 23 E. CHURCH ST.
WIRING — RESIDENTIAL and COMMERCIAL
LIGHTING FIXTURES
CRYSTAL IMPORTED CHANDELIERS — RESIDENTIAL FIXTURES
FLUORESCENT FIXTURES OF ALL TYPES
RANGES — WATER HEATERS — WASHING MACHINES
VACUUM CLEANERS — SMALL APPLIANCES
COMPLETE LINE OF FLOOR LAMPS — LAMP SHADES
JOHNSON ELECTRIC CO.
(NOT INC.)
PHONE 5186 23 E. CHURCH ST.
Citation
“Johnson Electric Company Advertisement,” RICHES, accessed April 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4586.