add from 1961 catalog add from a 1940 catalog This information is from a 1940 Belknap catalog.  In 1840 one hundred years ago Mr. W. B. Belknap started business in a small three-story brick building on the Northeast corner of 3rd and Main Streets, Louisville. A corner stone marking this site still appears in the present structure. Bar Iron, Carriage and Wagon Hardware, Blacksmiths' Supplies, Mule and Horse Shoes, Nails and Spikes were the principal lines handled. A local territory was served Transportation was by a river, Mules and Carts. Today Belknap's enormous plant includes twelve huge buildings, comprises 37 acres of floor space and is among the Nation's largest wholesale enterprises. Belknap Private Brands are nationally recognized for quality. Illustrated in upper left-hand corner is the House of Belknap as it appeared when founded in 1840 by Mr. W. B. Belknap. Compare this small three-story structure of a hundred years ago with the vast network of huge buildings of today-twelve in all-comprising thirty-seven acres of floor space and covering several city blocks. Each building was designed and built for its special purpose, fully equipped with modern facilities for rapid and economical handling of our customers' orders. Our plant is serviced by spiral chutes from upper floors to shipping floors and packing rooms, rapid automatic conveyors, underground tunnels, overhead bridges, large, fast freight elevators and a complete pneumatic tube system connecting all departments. Ripid tractors and trailers are used for inter-plant hauling. All Belknap Warehouses have railroad sidings enabling us to unload and reload sixty-eight cars daily. Forty-five Railroad, Truck and Boat Line Terminals are within less than 1 1/2 miles of our plant. The Ohio River with its increasing shipping facilities is one block away. The Kentucky approach to the Municipal Bridge, connecting Kentucky and Indiana, is right at our door. Our unexcelled facilities for the handling of orders and our favorable location enable us to place shipments in the carriers' hands promptly. It is a genuine pleasure to have our many friends and customers visit, affording us the privilege of showing them through our office and plant. Below is some interesting information I found through public records: Organization Number 0191257   Company Name BELKNAP HARDWARE AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY Status Inactive Profit/NonProfit Profit Standing Good State KY Company Type KCO Country   Date Agent Resigned   File Date 6/1/1880 Incorp. Date 6/1/1880 Authority Date       Exp. Date   Last Annual Report 7/1/1974                 Agent Name CHARLES P. BREWER Agent Addr 111 E. MAIN ST. Prin.Office Addr 111 E. MAIN ST.                   LOUISVILLE, KY   LOUISVILLE, KY                 Authorized Shares 0002500000         Preferred No Par 0000000000 Preferred Par 0000000000       Common No Par 0000000000 Common Par 0000000000         Initial Directors / Incorporators       WILLIAM R. BELKNAP   INCORPORATOR MORRIS B. BELKNAP   INCORPORATOR C. J. F. ALLEN   INCORPORATOR WILLIAM HEYBURN   INCORPORATOR JOHN W. PRICE   INCORPORATOR WILLIAM R. BELKNAP   INCORPORATOR MORRIS B. BELKNAP   INCORPORATOR C. J. F. ALLEN   INCORPORATOR JOHN W. PRICE   INCORPORATOR WILLIAM HEYBURN   INCORPORATOR Organization Number 0191257   Company Name BELKNAP, INC. Status Inactive Profit/NonProfit Profit Standing Bad State KY Company Type KCO Country   Date Agent Resigned   File Date 6/1/1880 Incorp. Date 6/1/1880 Authority Date       Exp. Date   Last Annual Report 5/7/1993                 Agent Name 3300 CORPORATION Agent Addr 3300 FIRST NATIONAL TOWER Prin.Office Addr 3300 FIRST NATIONAL TOWER                   LOUISVILLE, KY 40202   LOUISVILLE, KY 40202                 Authorized Shares 0000000000         Preferred No Par 0000000000 Preferred Par 0000000000       Common No Par 0000010000 Common Par 0000000000           1940 Belknap catalog 37 acres floor space Belknap 1950 catalog 40 acres of floor space Belknap 1961 catalog 46 acres of floor space