Difference between revisions of "Akron Brass Company"

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==Company directory==
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==Established==
 
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*  1918 in [[Akron, Ohio]], relocated to [[Wooster, Ohio]] in 1920
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
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*  [[1415 Bowman St.]], [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] Machine shop and foundry
 
*  [[1415 Bowman St.]], [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] Machine shop and foundry
 
*  [[Old Mansfield Rd.]], [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] Other operations
 
*  [[Old Mansfield Rd.]], [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]] Other operations
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==History==
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===1914-1933, War, Prosperity, and Depression===
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*  1918 - Opened in [[Akron, Ohio]]
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*  1920 - Relocated to [[Wooster, Ohio]]
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===1933-1945, New Deal and WWII===
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===1945-1960, Postwar America===
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===1960-1980, Vietnam Era===
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===1980-2000, End of the Century===
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===2001-    , New Millennium===
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==Newspaper articles==
 
==Newspaper articles==

Revision as of 17:28, 13 August 2014

Company name

Proprietor

Company directory

Manager

Established

Location

History

1914-1933, War, Prosperity, and Depression

1933-1945, New Deal and WWII

1945-1960, Postwar America

1960-1980, Vietnam Era

1980-2000, End of the Century

2001- , New Millennium

Newspaper articles

  • 2 Ma 1920 - "Start to Build the Brass Factory Walls" The Daily Record, p. 3.
  • Aug - "In Wooster Factories: Today The Akron Brass Mfg. Co.
  • 5 Dec 1936 - "Wooster Industries" The Daily Record
  • 4 Apr 1964 - "Akron Brass Does More Development" The Daily Record.
  • 28 Jul 1964 - "Akron Brass Looks Ahead"
  • 25 Sep 1967 - "Akron Brass Grown From Early World War I Beginning" The Daily Record, Guy Richard.
  • 5 Oct 2000 - "Akron Brass double size, adds a lake at new site"
  • 4 Mar 2002 - "'They were friends' Akron Brass Celebrates Growth" pp. 1-2.