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

Document type:: Volume

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:: The Wolfe brush company

Collection:: Economics Books

railroad systems of the country, together with the largest steel plants and industrial concerns, most of whom require brushes made to suit their particular requirements. Raw material is principally high grade bristle, some erades of hair costing $400 per pound. Other materials, of which there are too many to enumerate, are assembled from every country in the world. and almost every animal con- tributes its share to the manufacture of this useful, nec- essary tool, which includes brushes from the smallest min- ature brush hardly larger than a pin to roller brushes twelve feet long. Most of the well known woods are used in the manu- facture of brushes, including sandal wood, mahogany, ebony, olive and walnut. Fibers of every description, each having its own merit by reason of its peculiarity, are brought from all over the world, such as bass fiber from Africa, bamboo from China, rattan from Ceylon, palmyra from India, tampico from Mexico. Metals including gold, silver, copper and tin, are used in various capacities, from making brush backs to binding, together with silk, cotton, linen thread, bone, ivory, celluloid. rubber, etc. The Wolfe Brush Co. has a capital investment of over $500,000 and its officers are Chas. E. Willock, president, S. Laird Lang, vice-president and treasurer; E. F. Johnston. secretary and general sales manager. WOODINGS FORGE & TOOL COMPANY The Woodings Forge & Tool Company, organized in 1924 and located in Verona, Pa., while a comparatively new company, is directed by men with long experience in the manufacture of railway track tools. The president, Eman- uel Woodings. has been identified with the manufacturing end of this industry for forty years; the vice-president, J. T. Brooks, has had many years of experience in the selling end, and has been responsible for the successful development of many new ideas. Among several “Woodmgs” ideas, which have been accepted by the railroads of the United States, are the fol-

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