Comet History

In 1920 at the age of 12, R.L. "Jack" Godfrey left the family farm and went to work at a tailor shop. Four years later Jack opened his first dry cleaning store.
Picture of Petroleum dry cleaning building


In 1935, Jack married Ellen and moved from Texas to Ohio. Jack stayed in the dry-cleaning industry, representing dry-cleaning equipment manufacturers as the Jack Godfrey Equipment Company. During this time Jack and Ellen were blessed with five children (Jack, Roman, Jim, Ron, and Mary).





In the 1940s, Jack Godfrey & Sons opened the first
1-Hour Drycleaners.
First Martin Drycleaning Machine
First 1 hour Cleaners

 

 

In the 1950s, the 3-pant special was introduced in the dry cleaning business.
Equipment demostration trailer.


In the 1960s Comet Cleaners was incorporated.

In the 1970s Comet Cleaners became specialists in the clothing retail business.

By the 1980s, the Comet Cleaners franchise added as many as 43 stores per year.
Picture of a Pony Cart built by Mr. Godfrey
By the 1990s, there were over 350 locations within 17 states and Mexico.

In 1995, Comet Cleaners was instrumental in testing, marketing and implementing a new environmentally safe dry-cleaning solvent Exxon DF2000.

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