Tupelo Hardware
Historic site in Mississippi, U.S.
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Tupelo Hardware Co. is a store in Tupelo, Mississippi, best known for selling Elvis Presley his first guitar.
| Tupelo Hardware Co. | |
|---|---|
 Main façade of Tupelo Hardware Co. | |
  Location within Mississippi | |
| 34.25786°N 88.70355°W | |
| Location | Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| History | |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founder | George H. Booth |
| Site notes | |
| Website | tupelohardware |
History
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
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]
