The story of Pittsburgh: Diversified products

Diversified products (Vol. 1, nr. 13)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 183162365X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241129

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Title:: Diversified products

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 13

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: [ca. 80] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Oil well supply company

Collection:: Economics Books

John Eaton founded the first oil well supply company, in 1862, with a small supply house in Oil City, which prospered from the very beginning. Today the company which sprang from it, the Oil Well Supply Company of Pittsburgh, has seven factories, covering more than 90 acres, and over 100 branches located in the various oil fields of the United Sta tes, with foreign branches in London and Tampico, Mexico, and a factory at the latter place. From this modest beginning has sprung a gigantic or- ganization which ranks as the world’s oldest and largest manufacturers of oil field equipment, and its growth is of interest to every one connected with the oil industry. Soon after the first supply house was opened in Oil City, the first manufacturing plant was established at Bradford, and was devoted to the making of woodwork materials. In 1899 this plant was moved to Parkersburg, W. Va., and at the present time covers about five acres. It is still used exclusively for the manufacture of woodwork for drilling rigs. In 1880 the first shop for the manufacture of drilling and fishing tools was opened in Summit City, McKean County, Pa. In 1882 a second shop was opened at Bradford, and continued in operation until 1890. when the factory at Pittsburgh was started. At its beginning the Pittsburgh factory employed 22 men, and had a power plant of one 80 horsepower boiler and one 80 horsepower engine. As the oil industry grew and the demand for equipment became larger and more exacting, the Pittsburgh factory increased its working force and enlarged its plant until today the present factory employs about 600 men, has a plant of 10,000 horsepower and covers seven acres. This factory is devoted exclusively to the manu- facture of drilling and fishing tools and is the largest plant of its kind in the world. In 1890 a factory was started at Van Wert, 0O., for the manufacture of wood sucker or pump rods. In 1902 this factory was moved to Poplar Bluff, Mo.. its present location. and covers about five acres. The first factory at Oil City was established in 1889, and consisted of an engine works and machine shop. During the

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