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A Brief History of Lake City:
The Mining Era, 1874-1904
Commercial Development: Entrepreneurs
The Crooke Brothers
The Crooke brothers, John J. Crooke and Lewis Crooke, were based in England and New York City, the latter location where they operated a tin manufacturing company and John J. Crooke invented tin foil.
They had holdings at Summitville and in Lake City, and also owned the Ute-Ulay and other mines. Their Lake City operations were financed in part by a stock company based in England.
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A Brief History of Lake City:
The Mining Era, 1874-1904
Commercial Development: Entrepreneurs
The Crooke Brothers
The Crooke brothers, John J. Crooke and Lewis Crooke, were based in England and New York City, the latter location where they operated a tin manufacturing company and John J. Crooke invented tin foil.
They had holdings at Summitville and in Lake City, and also owned the Ute-Ulay and other mines. Their Lake City operations were financed in part by a stock company based in England.
>>Next: Entrepreneurs: Smith C. Foote
<<Previous: Entrepreneurs: Henry A. Avery
Town of Lake City, PO Box 544, Lake City, CO 81235. 970-944-2333.
J.J. Crooke's tinfoil company in New York produced foils for various uses. One of those uses was for wrapping tobacco.
At the time, tobacco producers could get a discount on their taxes by manufacturing their own revenue stamps. J.J. Crooke & Co. made custom tobacco wrappers, with the revenue stamp printed on the wrapper, for a variety of tobacco companies. A surviving example is pictured above. Find out more at this site.
J.J. Crooke & Company also provided the tinfoil for Thomas Edison's first phonographs, which you can read about here.
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At the time, tobacco producers could get a discount on their taxes by manufacturing their own revenue stamps. J.J. Crooke & Co. made custom tobacco wrappers, with the revenue stamp printed on the wrapper, for a variety of tobacco companies. A surviving example is pictured above. Find out more at this site.
J.J. Crooke & Company also provided the tinfoil for Thomas Edison's first phonographs, which you can read about here.
Click on image for a larger pop-up version.
