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
- "Phono-Electric" Trolley Wire
- "Plumrite" Brass Pipe
- "Search-Light" Gas Lamps
- "Stapley" Automobile Tire Pumps
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
The Automobile Trade Directory (July 1910)
Cycle & Automobile Trade Journal (Jan. 1, 1911)
The Hardware Reporter (Feb. 28, 1913)
Motor Age (Dec. 4, 1913)
Hardware Dealers' Magazine (January 1914)
Electric Railway Journal (June 5, 1915)
Hardware Age (June 24, 1915)
Motor West (April 15, 1922)
Building Age & National Builder (December 1925)
Machinery (August 1926)
Food Equipment Review (June-July 1941)
Hardware Age (July 22, 1954)
Sales Management (Sept. 10, 1957)