Article: Sid Harvey's celebrates 75 years.(Sid Harvey Industries Inc.)(Brief article)

Long Island, N.Y.-based national wholesaler Sid Harvey's marks its 75th anniversary this year.

The company was founded by Sidney W. Harvey in 1931. Harvey rented a second-story office in Hempstead, N.Y., and his inventory consisted of 10 boilers.

According to the company, Harvey had the foresight to envision that automatic oil heating would overtake coal as the region's predominant energy source. He soon started a business of refurbishing parts for heating equipment. That ...

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