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{{Company|image1 = THERMOID logo h square.jpg|industry = Industrial hoses |
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| − | *originally brake lining and tires|founded = 1881|founder(s) = *Frank A. |
+ | *originally brake lining and tires|founded = 1881|founder(s) = *Frank A. MacGowan |
| − | *Allen |
+ | *Allen MacGowan|headquarters = *Trenton, OH. (1881-1958) |
*Philadelphia, PA. (1958-1988) |
*Philadelphia, PA. (1958-1988) |
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*Bellefontaine, OH. (1988-1999) |
*Bellefontaine, OH. (1988-1999) |
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*Dublin, OH. (1999-present)|owner(s) = *[[H. K. Porter Company]] (1958-1988) |
*Dublin, OH. (1999-present)|owner(s) = *[[H. K. Porter Company]] (1958-1988) |
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| − | *[[HBD Industries, Inc.]] (1988-present)|image2 = Hbd.PNG|caption2 = HBD Industries and HBD/Thermoid headquarters in Dublin, OH.}}The '''Thermoid Rubber Company '''was founded in 1881 by Frank A. and Allen |
+ | *[[HBD Industries, Inc.]] (1988-present)|image2 = Hbd.PNG|caption2 = HBD Industries and HBD/Thermoid headquarters in Dublin, OH.}}The '''Thermoid Rubber Company '''was founded in 1881 by Frank A. and Allen MacGowan in Trenton, New Jersey. Its industry was brake lining and tires and its headquarters were in Trenton, New Jersey (1881-1958), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1958-1988), Bellefontaine, Ohio (1988-1999) and Dublin, Ohio (1999-present). |
| + | In 1958, the company was acquired by the [[H. K. Porter Company]] and consolidated with its [[Quaker City Rubber Company|Quaker Rubber]] division, renamed the Thermoid division. In 1967, manufacturing was moved from Trenton to Bellefontaine, Ohio. A new company, [[HBD Industries, Inc.]], was spun off from H. K. Porter in 1988 and acquired the Thermoid division.[[File:Thermoid.PNG|thumb|265x265px|alt=]] |
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| − | === '''COMPANY NAMES''' === |
+ | === '''<u>COMPANY NAMES</u>''' === |
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| − | + | * Trenton Rubber Manufacturing Company (1881-1909) |
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| + | * Thermoid, Inc. (1986-1988) |
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| + | * Thermoid/HBD Industries, Inc. (1988-2004) |
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| + | * HBD/Thermoid, Inc. (2004-present) |
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| + | * Steel Grip Wire Wound |
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| + | * "Testoid" Gasoline Hose |
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| + | * "Thermoid" Brake Linings |
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| − | Thermoid |
+ | * "Thermoid" Car Mats |
| + | * "Thermoid" Clutch Facings |
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| − | Thermoid |
+ | * "Thermoid Crolide" Compound Tires |
| + | * "Thermoid" Fan Belts |
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| − | + | * "Thermoid" Gasoline Hose |
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| + | * "Thermoid" Radiator Hose |
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| − | * Thermoid |
+ | * "Thermoid Hydraulic Compressed Brake Lining |
| + | ==='''<u>ADVERTISEMENTS</u>'''=== |
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| + | <gallery widths="185"> |
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| − | * Thermoid Hydraulic Compressed Brake Lining |
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| + | Thermoid2.JPG|''Motor Cycle, Motor Boat & Automobile Trade Directory'' (January 1909) |
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| − | [[File:Thermoid.PNG|left|thumb|307x307px]] |
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| + | Thermoid6.PNG|''The Automobile Trade Directory'' (October 1914) |
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| + | Thermoid.JPG|''The Commercial Vehicle'' (Feb. 1, 1915) |
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| + | Thermoidrubber3.JPG|''Hardware Age'' (Nov. 4, 1916) |
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| + | Thermoid8.PNG|''The Saturday Evening Post'' (May 1, 1920) |
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| + | Thermoid4.JPG|''The Commercial Car Journal'' (September 1928) |
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| + | Thermoid7.PNG|''Commercial Car Journal'' (March 1934) |
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| + | Thermoid5.JPG|''Commercial Car Journal'' (September 1950) |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | [[Category:Companies founded in 1881]] |
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| + | [[Category:Companies of New Jersey]] |
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| + | [[Category:Companies of Trenton, NJ.]] |
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| + | [[Category:Brake Lining]] |
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Revision as of 03:52, 8 November 2021
The Thermoid Rubber Company was founded in 1881 by Frank A. and Allen MacGowan in Trenton, New Jersey. Its industry was brake lining and tires and its headquarters were in Trenton, New Jersey (1881-1958), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1958-1988), Bellefontaine, Ohio (1988-1999) and Dublin, Ohio (1999-present).
In 1958, the company was acquired by the H. K. Porter Company and consolidated with its Quaker Rubber division, renamed the Thermoid division. In 1967, manufacturing was moved from Trenton to Bellefontaine, Ohio. A new company, HBD Industries, Inc., was spun off from H. K. Porter in 1988 and acquired the Thermoid division.
COMPANY NAMES
- Trenton Rubber Manufacturing Company (1881-1909)
- Thermoid Rubber Company (1909-1929)
- Thermoid Company (1929-1958)
- Thermoid Division (1958-1986)
- Thermoid, Inc. (1986-1988)
- Thermoid/HBD Industries, Inc. (1988-2004)
- HBD/Thermoid, Inc. (2004-present)
PRODUCTS
- Steel Grip Wire Wound
- "Testoid" Gasoline Hose
- "Thermoid" Brake Linings
- "Thermoid" Car Mats
- "Thermoid" Clutch Facings
- "Thermoid Crolide" Compound Tires
- "Thermoid" Fan Belts
- "Thermoid" Gasoline Hose
- "Thermoid" Radiator Hose
- "Thermoid-Hardy" Universal Joints
- "Thermoid Hydraulic Compressed Brake Lining
ADVERTISEMENTS
Motor Cycle, Motor Boat & Automobile Trade Directory (January 1909)
The Automobile Trade Directory (October 1914)
The Commercial Vehicle (Feb. 1, 1915)
Hardware Age (Nov. 4, 1916)
The Saturday Evening Post (May 1, 1920)
The Commercial Car Journal (September 1928)
Commercial Car Journal (March 1934)
Commercial Car Journal (September 1950)