J. Johnson and Co.
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J. Johnson and Co. was a London-based publishing house active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for issuing works of literature, philosophy, and political thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| J. Johnson and Co. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21686536 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Johnson and Co. Context triple: [The Absentee, publisher, J. Johnson and Co.]
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A.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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B.
Jackson and Sharp Company
Jackson and Sharp Company was a historic American manufacturer of railroad cars and related equipment that later became part of American Car and Foundry through merger.
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C.
Gimson and Company
Gimson and Company was a prominent 19th-century British engineering firm known for manufacturing steam engines and industrial machinery.
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D.
The Elder & Johnston Company
The Elder & Johnston Company was a historic Dayton, Ohio–based department store firm that evolved into the regional retail chain later known as Elder-Beerman.
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E.
J.W. Foster and Sons
J.W. Foster and Sons was a pioneering British athletic footwear company founded in the late 19th century, best known as the ancestor of the modern sportswear brand Reebok.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Johnson and Co. Target entity description: J. Johnson and Co. was a London-based publishing house active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for issuing works of literature, philosophy, and political thought.
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A.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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B.
Jackson and Sharp Company
Jackson and Sharp Company was a historic American manufacturer of railroad cars and related equipment that later became part of American Car and Foundry through merger.
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C.
Gimson and Company
Gimson and Company was a prominent 19th-century British engineering firm known for manufacturing steam engines and industrial machinery.
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D.
The Elder & Johnston Company
The Elder & Johnston Company was a historic Dayton, Ohio–based department store firm that evolved into the regional retail chain later known as Elder-Beerman.
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E.
J.W. Foster and Sons
J.W. Foster and Sons was a pioneering British athletic footwear company founded in the late 19th century, best known as the ancestor of the modern sportswear brand Reebok.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.