The History of Hoskin & Muir
In 1946 Ed Hoskin hauled a trailer load of decorative aluminum (counter edging, Formica caps,
mirror and carpet molding, etc.) purchased from the William L. Bonnell company in Youngstown,
Ohio, to San Francisco, California. He...
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The History of Hoskin & Muir
In 1946 Ed Hoskin hauled a trailer load of decorative aluminum (counter edging, Formica caps,
mirror and carpet molding, etc.) purchased from the William L. Bonnell company in Youngstown,
Ohio, to San Francisco, California. He struggled along wholesaling the trim for a couple of years,
advertised for a financial partner, and one day, Dennis Muir showed up on his doorstep. They
formed a partnership and in 1948, Hoskin & Muir was born. For the next several years Ed worked
inside answering the phones and packing and invoicing the orders and Mr. Muir hit the road
drumming up business. By the way, Dennis Muir was probably the most unforgettable character I've
ever known. A native New Zealander (he carried a green card all his life), brilliant (a doctorate of
law from the University of London), trial lawyer, an entrepreneur who made his fortune in the
outback of Australia during the depression but lost it all at the beginning of WWII, author of a
bestselling nove
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