 Sherman Democrat August 13, 1939 Opel Metal Shop Is 39 Years Old Thirty-nine years ago George Opel opened a sheet metal shop at 215 South Travis, to follow the trade of his father, Ed Opel, who was foreman of the sheet metal department of the Roberts, Sanford and Taylor hardware company. In 1905 Mr. Opel moved his shop to the 100 block of East Houston, where he remained until 1920 when he erected the building which he now occupies at 120 North Montgomery. Mr. Opel was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, but at the age of 2 years his family moved to Sherman, where he has lived for the past 63 years. At his shop, Mr. Opel does all kinds of sheet metal work including the construction of metal storage tanks, drain pipes and any kind of general metal work. His is one of the few tin shops in Texas that does work with metal up to gauge 10, most of this size used in making drain pans or for metal flooring.
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