Mitchellace Factory - Portsmouth, OH
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N 38° 44.220 W 082° 58.647
17S E 328129 N 4289448
Since its founding in 1902, Mitchellace has been the largest manufacturer of shoe laces in the United States. As other industries in this Ohio River port city, once terminus of the Ohio-Erie canal, declined, this company has thrived.
Waymark Code: WM5EQ0
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2008
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From the company web site:
We take great pride in our history of making high quality products for over 100 years. Mitchellace is the largest manufacturer of shoelaces in the United States, shipping more than 4 million pairs weekly to shoe factories and retailers around the globe. We also offer a complete line of Industrial products including braiding, webbing and assembly as well as promotional products.
Mitchellace occupies 360,000 square feet of manufacturing space on a five acre site in Portsmouth, Ohio and a fully equipped manufacturing facility in Honduras. We've been providing quality products to the industrial and retail markets since 1902.
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