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Tupelo Hardware

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Tupelo Hardware Co.
Main façade of Tupelo Hardware Co.
LocationTupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates34°15′28″N 88°42′13″W / 34.25786°N 88.70355°W / 34.25786; -88.70355
Founded1926
FounderGeorge H. Booth
Websitetupelohardware.com
Tupelo Hardware is located in Mississippi
Tupelo Hardware
Location of Tupelo Hardware Co. in Mississippi

Tupelo Hardware Co. is a store in Tupelo, Mississippi, best known for selling Elvis Presley his first guitar.

History

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Tupelo Hardware Co. was originally founded by George H. Booth in 1926 in a building across the street from its current location. Throughout most of the company's history, it has served its customers from its three-story brick, Main Street location in the historic downtown district of Tupelo, Mississippi.[1]

Elvis Presley

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Gladys Presley brought her son Elvis to Tupelo Hardware Co. in January 1945 to buy him a birthday present. Elvis would have preferred a rifle, but his mother succeeded in buying a guitar instead. The boy strummed the new guitar for a while, before his mother paid $7.75 and a 2% sales tax.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About us". Tupelo Hardware Co. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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