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* 2015 - Installation of new High tonnage stamping presses in Wooster, Ohio to expand capacity | * 2015 - Installation of new High tonnage stamping presses in Wooster, Ohio to expand capacity | ||
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{{Wayne County Democrat article | {{Wayne County Democrat article |
Revision as of 16:49, 13 December 2022
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About
- Name
- GERSTCO
- Manufacturing
- Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
- Trading names
- Gerstenslager Company Gerstenslager Buggy Company Gerstenslager Truck Body Co. Wehe & Company Carriage Works Wehe Company
Facts
- Founded
- 1860
Wooster,Ohio
Related
- Parent organizations
- Divisions
Key Persons
- Founders
Location
- 1425 E. Bowman St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
- 572 E. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
- Wooster Progress (1914)
- 1914 - Manufacturing
"This company is a recent one in Wooster, the factory being completed and occupied in 1907. The buildings are located on East Liberty Street near the Pennsylvania station. Two additions have been made to the original plant and the factory is now the largest and most up-to-date in Northern Ohio. They manufacture high grade carriages in many styles and patterns. Catalogue sent on request. [1]
Quick Facts
- 1860 - Founded as The Wehe Company in Marshallville, Ohio
- 1904 - George Gerstenslager assume majority ownership and became The Gerstenslager Company
- 1907 - Company moved manufacturing locations to downtown Wooster, Ohio
- 1928 - Wooster Directory - 572 E. Liberty St. - G. A. Gerstenslager, President; E. M. Martin Secretary-Treasurer p. 111, 216
- 1930 - Relocated manufacturing to current location on E. Bowman Street in Wooster, Ohio to accommodate large special truck body manufacturing
- 1943 - January 23, The first cargo trailer for the wartime effort was produced. Gerstenslager would go on to produce 41,000 of those units. In addition, Gerstenslager produced 4-wheeler trailers, emergency flood lighting units, and ordnance repair shelter trailers.
- 1944 - March 15, Gerstenslager President, E. P. Martin and Chief Engineer E. M. Gordon, were presented with Citations of Merit by the Ordnance Department of the United States Army.
- 1950's - After successful war manufacturing efforts, the company was awarded contracts to build vehicles for US Post Office
- 1980's - Installed E-coat painting system to expand capabilities to service the automotive industry requirements
- 1990's Expansion of facilities in Wooster, with added manufacturing capabilities and warehouses
- 1997 - The Gerstenslager Company was Acquired by Worthington Industries
- 2000 - Expansion of Stamping and Assembly capability with greenfield site constructed in Clyde, Ohio
- 2011 - ArtiFlex Manufacturing, LLC founded as joint venture between Worthington Industries and Erin Hoffmann, of International Tooling Solutions
- 2015 - Installation of new High tonnage stamping presses in Wooster, Ohio to expand capacity
Newspaper citations with no attached images
- July 31, 1907: "Dirt Removed from the Site of the New Gerstenslager Buggy Company", Wayne County Democrat.
- December 16, 1955: "One Heckuva Big Buildings: Visitors Awed By Gerstenslager Co.'s Newest Facility" by Jane Bablack, The Daily Record.
- April 18, 1967: "Gerstenslager's Last Buggy in Marshallville", The Daily Record, p. 3.
- January 27, 1968: "Wooster's Fame Spread Wide by Body Company" by Guy Richard, The Daily Record.
- July 03, 1968: "Gerstenslager Co. New Presses to Increase Production, Capacity" by Freeman Long, The Daily Record.
- July 19, 1968: "Wooster—To Native of Wayne County, The Name George Gerstenslager is What the Name Henry Ford is to Detroiters", The Plain Dealer.
- August 18, 1972: "In Wooster Factories: A series of articles showing changes in manufacturing processes and products in five years: Today; The Gerstenslager Truck Body Co.", The Daily Record.
- June 09, 1987: "Gerstenslager-Built Wienermobile Back Out on the Road Once Again", The Daily Record.
- August 22, 1989: "Buggy Donated, to be on Display During Marshallville Historical Days", The Daily Record.
- April 18, 1990: "Gerstenslager Co. Hits the Bull's-Eye", The Daily Record.
- May 06, 1991: "Gerstenslagers Honored", The Daily Record.
- January 17, 1997: "From Carriages to Cars: Over the Years, The Gerstenslager Co. Has Seen the Ride Go From Horse-Drawn to Horsepower" by Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce.
- ↑ Wooster Progress. 1914, p. 11.