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M.C. Lilley & Company was another Columbus business that would benefit greatly as a manufacturer of ready-made uniforms after the war. By 1870, the company already occupied an entire four-story building on S. High Street, with a glass-fronted showroom and retail store on the first floor.
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The M. C. Lilley & Co. factory was located at Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in the mid-1860s by four veterans of the American Civil War. They also were I.O.O.F. members (a fraternal society), and since there was a demand for fraternal organization regalia, they decided to manufacture it in Columbus.
Mar 27, 2020 · More information about M.C. Lilley, businesses in Columbus, and fraternal organizations and their uniforms can be found in Harriet Wain McBride's dissertation for her doctorate at Ohio State, Fraternal Regalia in America, 1865-1918: Dressing the Lodges; Clothing the Brotherhood.
Jun 8, 2012 · A state report in 1887 showed Columbus with 58 manufacturing companies and 48 of them employed at least 40 people. M.C. Lilley had a staff of 420 and was the second-largest manufacturer in the...
May 5, 1999 · The sword has an ivory handle and is marked McLilley - Columbus, Ohio. Can anyone tell me about the company/sword/value. It has Christian markings on it along with some latin phrases. It is a beautiful sword with a brass handle and scabard. Thanks, Rich
Price:$ 590.75. Item Number: sw906. Previously sold. Add to wishlist. U.S. Model 1860 Staff Officers sword by M.C. Lilley & Co Columbus, Ohio. Sharp and clear etched blade. Fittings have most of the gilding. Fine triple stand wrap on shark skin handle.
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<p>M.C. Lilley & Company was another Columbus business that would benefit greatly as a manufacturer of ready-made uniforms after the war. By 1870, the company already occupied an entire four-story building on S. High Street, with a glass-fronted showroom and retail store on the first floor.