Bond Stores Inc. - Famous Department Store - 1940's-50's dated Stock Certificate

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Bond Clothing Stores, also known as Bond Clothes, Bond Clothiers, or Bond Stores, was a men’s clothing manufacturing company and retailer that served middle-class consumers. Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914, the company was established by Mortimer Slater, Charles Anson Bond, and Lester Cohen as a retail outlet for their suit manufacturing business. Charles Anson Bond, who left Cleveland to open a branch in Columbus, Ohio, eventually stepped away from active management when he was elected Mayor of Columbus in 1907.

Initially offering men's suits priced at fifteen dollars, the company grew significantly under Slater’s leadership, expanding from fifty employees to over 4,000 and transforming into a million-dollar corporation. By the time of his retirement in 1924, the company operated twenty-eight stores in major cities. In the 1920s, Bond also divested his interests in the company. Bond Stores, Inc. was formed on March 19, 1937, through the consolidation of Bond Clothing Company and its subsidiary, Bond Stores, Inc., with its principal executive offices located at 261 Fifth Avenue in New York City.