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==Company name==
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{{Organization
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*  [http://www.akronbrass.com/ Akron Brass Company]
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|Organization name= {{FULLPAGENAME}}
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** ''formerly'' Akron Brass Manufacturing Company
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|Logo= File:akbrass.png
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|Trading name=
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|Industries={{Industry
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|Industry sector=Manufacturing
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|Sub-Industry=Machinery Manufacturing
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}}
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|Status=Active
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|Predecessor= [[Akron Brass Manufacturing Company]]
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|Successor=
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|Day Start=
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|Year Start=1918
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|Start date=1918
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|Founders={{Founder
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|End date=
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| location_address = [[343 Venture Blvd.]], [[Wooster, Ohio]]
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|Locations={{Location
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|Is primary=No
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|Address label=
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|Building number=1450
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|Street=Spruce St.
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|City=Wooster
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|Township=Wooster
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|County=Wayne
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|State=Ohio
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|Zipcode=44691
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|Country=United States
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|Building number=1415
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|Street=E. Bowman St.
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|City=Wooster
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|County=Wayne
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|Is primary=Yes
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|Building number=1615
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|Street=Old Mansfield Rd.
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|City=Wooster
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|Township=Wooster
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|County=Wayne
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|State=Ohio
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|Zipcode=44691
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|Building number=343
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|Street=Venture Blvd.
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|City=Wooster
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|Township=Wooster
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|County=Wayne
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|State=Ohio
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| locations_aff    = {{ubl|[[Washington, Illinois]]|[[Columbus, Ohio]]}}
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|Key persons={{Staff
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|Full name=Sean Tillinghast
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|Brand= {{ubl|Zero Torque|Night Breaker|SaberMaster|AkroFoam|Akromatic}}
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|Parent organization= [[Premier Farnell Company]]
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|Division= {{ubl|[[Akron Manufacturing (Canada) Ltd]]|[[Alymer West, Ontario]]}}
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}}
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|title=[[Akron Brass Company Media Gallery|Media Gallery]]
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|tagline=
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|content= Discover logos, letterheads, maps, ads, and photos.
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{{cta
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|link=Akron Brass Company Media Gallery
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|text=Read more
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}}
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|title=[[Akron Brass Company Timeline|Timeline]]
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|content= View the timeline of this establishment.
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|link=Akron Brass Company Timeline
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|text=Read more
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==Quick Facts==
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*  <ref>The timeline information was mostly derived from [http://www.akronbrass.com/ Akron Brass Company] website </ref>
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*  1918 - Opened in Akron, Ohio, in a leased portion of an American cereal company building in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron,_Ohio Akron, Ohio]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodrich_Corporation B.F. Goodrich Rubber company] employees formed the [[Akron Brass Manufacturing Company]] with the intent of producing couplings for the rapidly growing rubber lined fire hose market.
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* 1921 - Relocated to [[Wooster, Ohio]], The company outgrew the least quarters in Akron Ohio and relocated to [[Wooster, Ohio]]
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* 1930 - Wooster Directory, Spruce St. Extension, S. G. Langher President; Herman Freedlander, VP; Jno. C. Schellin, Secretary; Lena Yount, Treasurer; p. 69, 225.
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* 1935 - July 5, The company continued to grow and prosper and high demands for additional expansion capital forced the management to incorporated.
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* 1935 - Constant improvements in the products and plant methods resulted in rapid growth in sales and profits throughout the years.
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* 1959 - Sales exceeds all previous records for sales and profits, leading to the establishment of two new division. Akron Manufacturing (Canada) Ltd. in Alymer West, Ontario, began the manufacture of the standard line of fire equipment, and Akron couplings, Riceland, Ohio, began to produce fittings for the petroleum and aircraft industry.
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* 1962 - May 21, Akron Brass merged into the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Mandel#Premier_Industrial_Corporation Premier Industrial Corporation] of [[Cleveland, Ohio]].
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* 1964 - Under Premier, continued growth of sales and profits results in the increased need for manufacturing capacity and the facilities were expanded by the addition of 24,000 square feet on Spruce Street and 42,000 square feet on [[Old Mansfield Road]] in [[Wooster, Ohio]] which included a new $100,000 technology center.
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* 1965 - Introduced the first electronically controlled aerial ladder fire fighting monitor the style 666 ladder pipe.
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* 1967 - Changed firefighting history with the introduction of the Turbojet Nozzle. This combination fog nozzle provided the firefighter with the ability to directly control the water flow from the nozzle.
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* 1971 - Akron Brass patent for the Self Locking Value is published
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* 1972 - The patented Swing-Out Value revolutionizes the Fire Apparatus Value market becoming an industry standard and icon for [[North America Fire Service]].
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* 1994 - Introduced the Assault Nozzle, one of the industry's first full computer designed nozzle.
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* 1996 - [[Premier Industrial]] merged with [[Farnell plc]] of the United Kingdom to become [[Premier Farnell plc.]] [[Premier Farnell plc]], Akron's parent company, is a leading, high service, electronic distribution group.
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* 1997 - Accredited as an ISO 9001 Registered Company.
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* 2001 - The revolutionary Patented SaberJet Nozzle was introduced. This nozzle eliminates the debate as to what is the best nozzle design a Smooth Bore or a Combination Nozzle.
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* 2001 - September 10, held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 62,000 square foot building expansion project off [[Old Mansfield Road]]. This recent addition provides 42,000 square foot of the new manufacturing facility, 20,000 square foot of office space, and a world class indoor/outdoor testing facility.
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* 2001 - [[September 11]], a tragic day in our nation's history where terrorists attacks on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(1973%E2%80%932001) World Trade Center], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon Pentagon] and Flight 93 claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 victims including the 343 firefighters from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Fire_Department FDNY]. In the days following September 11th, Akron demonstrated team work by fulfilling an emergency equipment request by [[FDNY]].
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* 2001 - September 13, at 2 pm, received a request for 200 nozzles, monitors and other firefighting equipment. By 5:30 pm the same day, the product boarded a plane en route to [[NYC]]. These nozzles were used to battle ongoing fires as well as knock down, the horrible dust and particles in the days to follow the attacks.
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* 2002 - pays tribute to those firefighters who lost their lives during the [[9/11]] attacks and changed their physical address on [[Venture Blvd.]] to the number 343, to signify the 343 fallen firefighters that day.
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* 2004 - expanded its product range to include scene lighting, junction boxes, reels, and hand tools when it acquired [[GFE Manufacturing]] and its 22,400 square foot located in [[Washington, Illinois]].
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* 2005 - Product ranges expanded to include vehicular lighting, warning lights, electrical controls and vehicle multiplexing as Akron Brass acquired [[Weldom Technologies, Inc.]] and its 57,000 square foot  facility located in [[Columbus, Ohio]].
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* 2010 - Expands the sales operations by opening offices in [[Beijing China]] and [[Dubai UAE]].
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* 2010 - Accredited as an OHSAS 18001:2007 Company. This distinguished certification verifies the Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems of Akron Brass.
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==Established==
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==Newspaper articles==
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*  1918 in Akron, relocated to Wooster, Ohio in 1920
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==Location==
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*  1450 [[Spruce St.]], [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] Main Corporate offices and Research & Development Activities
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File:Akron Brass Manufacturing Co,Shreve News19401031p3.png| article, <ref>Akron Brass Manufacturing Co. Shreve News, 1940-10-31. {{Cite page|3}} </ref>.
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*  1415 [[Bowman St.]], [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] Machine shop and foundry
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*  [[Old Mansfield Rd.]], [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] Other operations
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==Newspaper articles==
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====1920s====
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*  2 Ma 1920  - "Start to Build the Brass Factory Walls" [[The Daily Record]], p. 3.
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{{Daily Record article
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*    Aug      - "In Wooster Factories: Today The Akron Brass Mfg. Co.
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| title = Start to Build the Brass Factory Walls
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*  5 Dec 1936  - "Wooster Industries" [[The Daily Record]]
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| year = 1920
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*  4 Apr 1964  - "Akron Brass Does More Development" [[The Daily Record]].
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| month = 05
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*  28 Jul 1964  - "Akron Brass Looks Ahead"
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| day = 02
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*  25 Sep 1967  - "Akron Brass Grown From Early World War I Beginning" [[The Daily Record]], Guy [[Richard (surname)|Richard]].
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| page = {{Cite page|3}}
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*  5 Oct 2000  - "Akron Brass double size, adds a lake at new site"
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*  4 Mar 2002  - "'They were friends' Akron Brass Celebrates Growth" pp. 1-2.
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| author = Unknown Author
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = In Wooster Factories: Today The Akron Brass Mfg. Co.
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====1930s====
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = Wooster Industries
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| year = 1936
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| month = 12
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| day = 05
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| section = S
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====1960s====
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = Akron Brass Does More Development
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| year = 1964
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| month = 04
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| day = 04
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| page = {{Cite page|}}
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| section = S
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| author = Unknown Author
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = Akron Brass Looks Ahead
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| year = 1964
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| month = 07
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| day = 28
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| section = S
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| author = Unknown Author
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = Akron Brass Grown From Early World War I Beginning
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| year = 1967
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| month = 09
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| day = 25
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| page = {{Cite page|}}
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| section = S
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| author = Guy Richard
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}}
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====2000s====
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = Akron Brass double size, adds a lake at new site
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| year = 2000
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| month = 10
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| day = 05
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| page = {{Cite page|}}
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| section = S
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| author = Unknown Author
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = 'They were friends' Akron Brass Celebrates Growth
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| year = 2002
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| month = 03
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| day = 04
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| page = {{Cite page|1-2}}
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| section = S
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| author = Unknown Author
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