Lost Key Ring

baywalker · Dec 6, 2011

Found this on a set of keys at a yard sale the other day. I researched the name and all I could find was that the company was founded in the 1920's and made coke from coal and other chemicals. :BangHead:

My question is: was this an employee key ring or a lost key ring return for customers. Also, the time the company would have been at the address on the tag.
Thanks for any help or information you can give me.

Jonnie

Brian C. · Dec 6, 2011

Interesting find, you should be able to locate the location of the maker if you want to do some research. 8)

Breezie · Dec 9, 2011

It could have belonged to an employee of the Kopper's Chocolate Company of NY. Breezie

baywalker · Dec 10, 2011

Breezie said:
It could have belonged to an employee of the Kopper's Chocolate Company of NY. Breezie

Breeize I don;t think so the koppers co. that was at 16 court st. made coke from coal and that is all I now about that.

Jonnie

grasshopper · Dec 11, 2011

So I did some digging on my school's databases...I found a few things. Looked like it was formed around 1917 based on the research I found. It was in PA for a while (1st pic), and apparently had other facories (2nd pic). Looked like 16 court street was a bank/lawyer complex in the late 1800s. Not until 1920 did i find the 3rd pic which indicates there were factory buildings at 16 court st. No reference of kopper's in connection with 16 court street though.

GpSnoopy · Dec 11, 2011

I also have spent some time trying to link a Koppers Company to 16 Court Street and haven't found anything except a mention in a superfund ad. There is considerable history available on the Pittsburg Koppers Company that made coke, among other ventures, but no reference to having an office in Brooklyn. Same with the Koppers Chocolate Company, it appears that it's been at it's present location since opening, on Clarkson Street.

The Montague-Court Building (16 Court Street) was built in 1928 and is still Brooklyn's tallest office building. Because of it's location near the courthouse, it attracted many legal firms. (possibility one was called Koppers??)

I also looked into the logo on the back, and couldn't find much on that either. It resembles the Koppers Chocolate logo more than the Pitsburgh Koppers one.

Gotta love a good mystery.