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Aladdin Industries on Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 1956

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Title	Aladdin Industries on Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 1956
Corporate name	Aladdin Industries
Topical entry	Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Industries--Tennessee--Nashville Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Murfreesboro Road (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description	Aladdin Industries building, located at 703-705 Murfreesboro Road in Nashville, Tennessee. The company site was built in 1949 when they moved from Chicago to Nashville. Listed in the 1956 City Directory with Victor S. Johnson, Jr., President; T. A. Blain, Vice-President, Purchasing and Traffic; Carl Bramming, Vice-President, Research and Product Development, with other staff listed. The company produced Aladdin Kerosene Lamps, Aladdin Electric Lamps, vacuum bottles, and related products. The affiliated Aladdin Radio Industries, Inc. was located at the same site, manufacturing radio and television products. In 1950, Aladdin made the first licensed character lunch box, featuring Hopalong Cassidy. Sales skyrocketed from 50,000 to 600,000 units in one year, making Aladdin the leader in lunch. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 4 photograph negatives : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1956
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 587 Buildings, companies 001; RG 3 587 Buildings, companies 002; RG 3 587 Buildings, companies 003; RG 3 587 Buildings, companies 004; RG 3 587 Buildings, companies 005
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
Coverage	1950-1959
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact: Metro Nashville Archives, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3

Aladdin Industries on Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, Tennessee, 1956

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