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===<u>'''COMPANY NAMES'''</u>=== |
===<u>'''COMPANY NAMES'''</u>=== |
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| − | Bridgeport Brass Company (1865-1984) |
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=== <u>'''PRODUCTS'''</u> === |
=== <u>'''PRODUCTS'''</u> === |
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+ | *"Bridgeport" Automobile Tire Pumps |
| + | *"Bridgeport" Bicycle & Motorcycle Pumps |
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| − | * Plumrite Brass Pipe |
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+ | * "Plumrite" Brass Pipe |
| + | * "Search-Light" Gas Lamps |
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| − | * "Stapley" Automobile Tire |
+ | * "Stapley" Automobile Tire Pumps |
==='''<u>ADVERTISEMENTS</u>'''=== |
==='''<u>ADVERTISEMENTS</u>'''=== |
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Bridgeportbrass.JPG|''The Automobile Trade Directory'' (July 1910) |
Bridgeportbrass.JPG|''The Automobile Trade Directory'' (July 1910) |
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| + | Bridgeportbrass3.PNG|''The Hardware Reporter'' (Feb. 28, 1913) |
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| + | Bridgebrass4.png|''Motor West'' (April 15, 1922) |
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Bridgeportbrass2.PNG|''Building Age & National Builder'' (December 1925) |
Bridgeportbrass2.PNG|''Building Age & National Builder'' (December 1925) |
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| + | Bridgeportbrass5.png|''Hardware Age'' (July 22, 1954) |
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[[Category:Companies founded in 1865]] |
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[[Category:Companies of Indiana]] |
[[Category:Companies of Indiana]] |
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[[Category:Companies of Indianapolis, IN.]] |
[[Category:Companies of Indianapolis, IN.]] |
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[[Category:Telephone & Clock Bells]] |
[[Category:Telephone & Clock Bells]] |
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[[Category:Tire Pumps]] |
[[Category:Tire Pumps]] |
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Revision as of 03:13, 8 November 2021
The Bridgeport Brass Company was founded on November 2, 1865 by Daniel W. Kissam, John Davol and Samuel R. Wilmot in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Its industry was brass products and its headquarters were in Bridgeport, Connecticut (1865-1980) and Indianapolis, Indiana (1980-1988).
It was acquired by the National Distillers & Chemical Corporation in 1961. The Bridgeport plant was shut down in 1980 and the company was reorganized as the Bridgeport Brass Corporation in 1984. In 1986, the company was sold to SerVass Investment Inc., and in 1988 to the Olin Corporation who implemented it into its Olin Brass Corporation.
PLANTS
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Bryan, Ohio
- Mitchell, Indiana
COMPANY NAMES
- Bridgeport Brass Company (1865-1984)
- Bridgeport Brass Corporation (1984-1988)
PRODUCTS
- "Bridgeport" Automobile Tire Pumps
- "Bridgeport" Bicycle & Motorcycle Pumps
- "Plumrite" Brass Pipe
- "Search-Light" Gas Lamps
- "Stapley" Automobile Tire Pumps
ADVERTISEMENTS
The Automobile Trade Directory (July 1910)
The Hardware Reporter (Feb. 28, 1913)
Motor West (April 15, 1922)
Building Age & National Builder (December 1925)
Hardware Age (July 22, 1954)