From Our Archives: Manufacturing Ads

1943

During World War I, Dow Chemical supplied many war materials the United States had previously imported from Germany. By 1918, 90 percent of Dow Chemical production was geared towards the war effort.

1947

The Fafnir® brand of bearings traces its founding as "The Fafnir Bearing Company" in New Britain, Connecticut back in 1911. Founder Howard S. Hart started the company based upon the need at that time for less expensive alternatives to English and German made ball bearings.

 

1947

Kidde produced the first portable carbon dioxide fire extinguisher in 1924. 

1947

Founded in 1870 as Fiske Brothers Refining Co., today Lubriplate Lubricants Co. is the oldest independent lubricant manufacturer in the United States.

 

1953

From the rivets on Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, to safety critical high strength bolts in modern jet engines, to parts that make today's automobiles safer, Hassall continues to play a critical role in advancing technology.

 

1953

The first power driven hack saw, appropriately named the No. 1, weighed 115 pounds and sold for around $12.00. The saw was marketed under the slogan “Too simple to be misunderstood.”

 

1970

In 1954 the world’s first atomic-powered submarine is equipped with Ingersoll-Rand boiler-feed pumps and compressors.

1975

3M created the world's first waterproof sandpaper, which reduced airborne dust during automobile manufacturing, in the early 1920s.

1977

Model LA 1-ton forklift truck, Toyota's first forklift truck model, introduced in 1956.

1977

Valley Craft was established in 1953 when Carl Weinmann introduced the first hand truck with a brake.

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