The Stationers Inc. In the fifties, before computers were in general use, records and ledgers were kept by hand. The stationary store was an important outlet in the community. The Stationers sold office, personal and school supplies and equipment. They opened at this large location on September 17, 1959. The building was built in 1910 for Henry Mohr Hardware and designed by Frederick Heath, architect. The site included 1142-44 Commerce St. It was remodeled in 1942 for Seldens. The Stationers took possesion in 1959. It had now been demolished. The Stationers had a payroll of 25 employees. President C. Howard Armstrong had been with the firm for 47 years. At the time of the move to the new store, The Stationers had been in business for 75 years. (TNT 9/17/1959, pg. A-4)
Stationers, Inc. (Tacoma); Office equipment & supplies;