Holland Furnace first sold to dealers, like hardware stores. In the first year, they produced 240 furnaces and shipped 75, of which 40 went to Grand Rapids. To aid customers, Kolla developed a ...

There, John worked for several furnace companies and began tinkering with a new type of coal furnace. Landwehr, meanwhile, was born in New Melle, Missouri, in 1880. He attended the Gem City ...

BOEHMER HEATING & COOLING William F. Boehmer had a different business plan than many other contractors in the 1930s. His initial focus was on coal furnace repairs, and he had the uncanny ability to ...

For August Landwehr, 1928 marked a significant period of decline — including the rise of P.T. Cheff and the fall of Holland Furnace Company.

The coal truck would come up the driveway and unload the coal onto a slanted metal chute that went from the ... The challenge of keeping a coal furnace going: Cleveland Remembers. Updated ...

Together, they founded Holland Furnace Co. John Kolla was the tinkerer in overalls. August Landwehr was the polished salesman. Together, they founded Holland Furnace Co. Make Yahoo Your Homepage.