“M 100Years of Printing


Y WIFE’S GRANDFA- ther, Grant Northrup, start- ed the company in 1910,” said Roy Carter, President of Toledo Ticket. “He was a prolific


writer. He chronicled the company’s beginnings and its history. “But his most memorable writing is about the real story


behind Abraham Lincoln’s decision to grow a beard and the world-famous letter Lincoln wrote in response to Grace Bedell, my grandfather’s cousin. “Grant was a politician, a city councilman, vice mayor of


Toledo (OH), county treasurer. When he lost an election, he foundedAmericanTicket, the forerunner toToledoTicket.” Roy Carter started the conversation when Parking Today


sat down with him and his son, Tom, the company’s vice presi- dent, at the beginning of their celebration ofToledoTicket’s 100th anniversary. Itwas a conversation about family, history, and close working relationships. “Originally, we printed tickets, all types of tickets,” Tom


Carter said. “Tickets by themillions for theaters, churches, draw- ings, circuses.You know, the little 1-by-2 tickets that shot out of themachinewhen you gave your quarter to the cashier at the the- ater.


“I was asked by my dad to join the business when our lead


salesperson decided to retire,”Tomsaid. “Therewere issues –we had to adapt. “With the advent of credit card in / credit card out, and other


non-ticket technologies, the number of spitter tickets used is going down,” he said. “We have been expanding our product range, including access cards, violation books, bumper stickers,


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hang tags, armbands and, this year, partneringwithTranscore, an RFID hang tag.” It’s a family operation, with Roy, Tom and Roy-Grant –


Tom’s brother, who manages the production facility – and Tom’s son, Trevor, who is training to become the fifth generation at ToledoTicket. “Mywife’s grandfatherwas namedGrant,” saidRoy, “aswas


his son and his grandson, who was my partner before he became ill, and my son is Roy-Grant. The name pops up a lot. The name


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