E. T. Burrowes & Company was founded in 1873 (incorporated 1893) by Edward T. Burrowes in Portland, Maine. Its industry was window hardware, weatherstripping, automobile wheels, and billiard tables and its headquarters remained in Portland, Maine. The company was acquired by the Kenwood-Simmons Corporation in 1960(?). It dissolved in 1965.
SUBSIDIARIES[]
- Burrowes Weatherstrip Company (Chicago, Illinois)
COMPANY NAMES[]
- E. T. Burrowes & Company (1873-1892)
- E. T. Burrowes Company (1892-1931)
- E. T. Burrowes Company, Inc. (1931-1936)
- Burrowes Manufacturing Corporation (1936-1965)
PRODUCTS[]
- "Burrowes" Emergency Spare Wheels
- "Burrowes" Folding Tables
- Billiard & Pool Tables
- Card Tables
- "Burrowes" Metal Weather Strips
TRADE CATALOGS[]
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
From the 1909 edition of Hendrick's Commercial Register
Motor Cycle, Motor Boat & Automobile Trade Directory (January 1909)
The Saturday Evening Post (Jan. 15, 1910)
Boy's Life (December 1957)