Glance At Yesteryear: Throughout the Year

Laacke & Joys sign hanging history This undated photo shows the R. Laacke Co. store in Milwaukee. In 1887, Richard T. Laacke, an 18-year-old steeplejack, sign hanger and awning manufacturer started R. Laacke Co. The company expanded from signs to canvas products in the 1910s. It wasn’t until 1957 that R. Laacke Co. purchased Joys

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