inn ati ▁Musical ▁Center ▁half ▁doll ar ▁and ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Cent enn ial ▁half ▁doll ar . ▁ ▁Mel ish ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Jacob ▁B rom well , ▁founder ▁of ▁Jacob ▁B rom well , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁collect ors ▁Category : American ▁business people ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁C inc inn ati <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁B id well ▁Be an ▁Th res her ▁Company ▁was ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁bean ▁th res hing ▁machines ▁used ▁to ▁har vest ▁ed ible ▁be ans . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Charles ▁H . ▁B id well ▁( born ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 4 8 ) ▁of ▁Alb ion , ▁New ▁York , ▁who , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁had ▁already ▁made ▁a ▁small ▁bean ▁th res her . ▁He ▁eventually ▁perfect ed ▁and ▁pat ented ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁manufact ured , ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁scale , ▁what ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁practical ▁bean ▁th res her ▁in ▁existence ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁moved ▁from ▁Alb ion ▁to ▁Med ina , ▁New ▁York , ▁where , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁named ▁his ▁business ▁" The ▁B id well ▁Be an ▁Th res her ▁Company ". ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁business ▁with ▁a ▁capital ▁stock ▁of ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0