The B. F. Goodrich Company was founded in 1870 by Benjamin F. Goodrich in Akron, Ohio. Its industry was aerospace and its headquarters was in Charlotte, North Carolina. It merged with the Uniroyal Tire Company in 1986. It was bought out by the United Technologies Corporation in 2011, and went defunct in 2012.
SUBSIDIARIES
- B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company of Canada, Ltd. (Kitchener, Ontario)
COMPANY NAMES
Goodrich, Tew & Company (1870-1880)
B. F. Goodrich Company (1880-1980's)
BFGoodrich (1980's-2001) Goodrich Corporation (2001-2012)
PRODUCTS
- "Apache" Lumberman Boots
- "Goodrich" Dynamo Steam Hose
- "Goodrich" Tires
- All-Purpose Truck
- Defiance
- Deluxe Cushion
- Extra-Cushion
- Grooved Implement
- Hi-Cleat Farm Service
- L. D. Passenger Car
- Mud-Snow Tread Passenger Car
- Premium Silvertown
- R.7 Passenger Car
- Silvertown
- Wireless Truck
ADVERTISEMENTS/OTHER
From the 1905-1906 edition of Thomas' Register of American Manufacturers
Meyer Brothers Druggist (1906)
The Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (January 1911)
The Power Wagon (July 1913)
Boot & Shoe Recorder (Dec. 5, 1914)
The Commercial Vehicle (March 15, 1915)
Company profile from the 1916 edition of Condensed Catalogues of Mechanical Equipment
Company profile from the 1916 edition of Condensed Catalogues of Mechanical Equipment
Motor World (Dec. 26, 1917)
The Commercial Car Journal (September 1928)
Aviation (October 1942)
Aviation (February 1957)
Commercial Car Journal (September 1960)
