Columbus Ohio has many reasons to celebrate. Columbus is consistently ranked by major publications as one of the top cities to live, learn, or let your hair down in. The city is among the nations most diverse in terms of urban, suburban and rural residences. Its citizens work in diverse markets balanced between manufacturing and service industries. Columbus is a center of higher education. Schools range from the very large like The Ohio State University, the nations largest public university with an enrollment of over 60,000, to Ohio Dominican University, a smaller school with 3,100 students, but still an integral part of the community. Columbus does a fantastic job of helping its citizens enjoy their down time with a thriving downtown nightlife, professional sports teams, or with festivals and fairs. Columbus has many reasons to celebrate. That's why O'Neil Tents & Party Supplies is proud to serve the party rental needs of Columbus, Ohio whether it be where the people live, learn or play.
O'Neil Tents & Party Supplies made our name a long time ago by providing the best tent rentals in the state of Ohio. Several years ago, we set up tents for county fairs or local festivals exclusively. We were the best at showing up to an empty field, setting up tents, tables and chairs and turning it into a festival by the end of day. We still are the best, as evidence by our work with the Dublin Irish Festival, the Asian Festival, and the Ohio State Fair. Around 1960 though, our focus started to expand.
Columbus Ohio needed party equipment for their residential and corporate events. Doing what any good business does, we satisfied the need demanded by our market. Our inventory expanded to include tents that were more suitable for the Morgan's wedding as well as MOPAR Nationals race course. We added specialty items like linens, dish and barware rentals to accompany our tent, table and chair rentals. The combination of our developed skill in tenting and growing specialty items made O'Neil a great fit for corporate events and universities alike.
Regardless of job size, O'Neil recognizes that our results must be exceptional. We deliver the same results for large Ohio State University tailgate parties as we do for back yard graduation parties. The reason for this is simple: Our goal is to give you the best event experience possible. Because the Columbus market is diverse in its needs, O'Neil has made our inventory equally as flexible. Our inventory can be as big or small, elaborate or simple as our customers need it to be.
When you go out and see our tents or event rentals, whether its in the Arena District, the Short North, the Campus Area, or its to your local Festival or Fair, you can be comfortable knowing that over 100 years of knowledge and experience went into that event. O'Neil Tents has grown with the City of Columbus over the years and we have been happy to help it celebrate its many occassions large or small.
Some customers know what they would like for their graduation parties like tents, tables and chairs. Some customers need a little more help. At O'Neil Tents & Party Supplies we pride ourselves in helping you find the right rental equipment solutions for your specific needs. O'Neil recognizes there is no "cookie cutter" party. Each party is unique and is treated accordingly.
Think about the drive way as a tent location.
Tents have been around as long as people have needed temporary shelter from the elements. From the early nomads roaming the plains in search of food to catered corporate luncheons, tents have a storied past. Over the years, tents have been made from animal hides and various fabrics like cotton, nylon, felt or vinyl. To waterproof early models, the cotton was covered in paraffin wax. This was a great idea until people realized that paraffin is EXTREMELY flammable. After experiencing a steep learning curve with cotton, lighter materials like nylon were employed because they didn't absorb as much water as the cotton would. Nylon was the material of choice for a number of years until plastics and vinyl were introduced to the market. These materials were light weight and water tight, making them ideal for shelter coverings.
Bail-ring tents were usually larger than 100 feet wide and you would generally see them at an old circus or exposition. Set up of these tents had to be very precise. First, center poles were erected and tensioned out to stakes using guy lines. Next, the entire tent top was spread out and attached to shackles. These shackles attached to ropes and pulleys on the center poles. Upright poles were installed on the side of the tent to give the crews just enough room to work. They would crank the pulleys attached to the shackles raising the tent top (circus elephants were also used to raise the tops). Further tensioning of the sides was completed and the tent was ready for use. Bail-ring tents were labor intensive and faded in popularity when heavy machinery became more readily available.
Very similar to bail ring tents are traditional pole tents. Pole tents are usually smaller than bail-ring tents, with the tops weighing a great deal less. Pole tents are set up very similar to their predecessor with one major difference. Companies got rid of the bail-ring and shackle system in favor of their crews manually pushing the center poles up. The large holes in the top of the tent created by the shackles were all but eliminated, leaving a small hole for the center pole to be guided up through. These tents are still commonly used today and hold up great in the wind and rain when they are tensioned properly.
If we were to tell you that we provide equipment for events like the Dublin Irish Festival. The assumption would be that we provide tenting. That would be true, but its not the whole story. The Dublin Irish Festival has grown over the years to become the largest gathering of its kind in the country. O'Neil Tents & Party Supplies has been there every step of the way to accommodate the expansion. Because of our wide variety of rental inventory, we provide hundreds of tables, thousands of chairs, staging for performance areas, and much more. We are a proud sponsor of the Dublin Irish Festival and can't wait for this August when it opens again!
Another illustration of the importance of the party supplies are fundraising events like the one held annually at Columbus Bishop Hartley High School. Every year, Hartley holds its fundraiser to support its tuition assistance fund. O'Neil provides hundreds of chairs and dozens of tables for the event. On top of the tables and chairs, we provide a full table service of dishware, barware and silverware. Along with those food service items, O'Neil also helps with setting up bars and skirting, pipe and drape to hide the bleachers, and linen service. When it's all said and done, Hartley is able to raise funds for its programs and we help them do it in style!
