Michell, Henry F.–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–was
a Swiss immigrant who started a retail seed business, Henry F. Michell
Co., in an attic on Philadelphia’s Market Street in 1890. His brother,
Frederick joined him in 1892 and by 1900 the business had grown prosperous
with a five-story facility with seven product departments and a separate
four-story warehouse. In the 1920s, the brothers expanded into the
wholesale market. In the 1950s, Frederick’s grandsons, Henry F. Michell,
III and Frank Michell, Jr., relocated the headquarters to King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania. The company now offers greenhouse supplies, structures,
and equipment. The company is now owned by Henry F. Michell, III
and Henry F. Michell, IV.
Sources: GG