Melville Shoe Corporation of Harrison, New York was organized in 1894 and incorporated in 1916. From its inception through 1923 the company never had an unprofitable year, and paid dividends on preferred stock from 1916 - 1923. One of the firm's subsidiaries, the Meldisco Company, operated shoe departments in Kmart stores in the early 1980s.
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