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The time used to cross the vast expanse of North America was greatly reduced after North American railway companies began building tracks across prairies and mountain ranges. United States of America Illinois Central Railroad New York Central Railroad Indicted for breaking Inter-State Commerce laws together with Pennsylvania Railroad, Vacuum Oil Company and Standard Oil in […]
Commissioned by the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, and built by the Bates & Rogers Construction Company in 1944. One of the many bridges, used by the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad and the Illinois Central Railroad. Today the bridge is permanently open, and the tracks have long been removed. It can be seen up […]
Bates & Rogers Construction Co. were based in Chicago, Illinois. The construction company is known for building a series of bridges and tunnels. Constructions: Bridges Bates & Rogers built a long row of bridges. The Yazoo swing railroad bridge Built in 1944 for the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad. If you have any information about […]
The Danish box manufacturers strong durable Plyfa boxes have been used for everyday transportation of goods as well as securing equipment on expeditions. The sturdy boxes are made of plywood, with protective metal corners and edges. When ordered in bigger quantities, they often were delivered with the company or department name printed on the sides. […]
Lars Magnus Ericsson started the LM Ericsson telephone factory in 1876. The company started out repairing telegraph equipment and other manufacturers telephones, but already in 1878 Ericsson began producing and selling his own telephone equipment. Ericophon In 1954 Ericsson designed the Ericophon (also colled “The Cobra”) that was produced in millions of examples in a […]
The Rootes Group started as an automobile dealership in Kent, and was founded by William Rootes in 1913, and by 1924 they were the largest car and lorry distributor in the whole United Kingdom. Acquisitions Roots Group acquired a long list of British automotive brands. Hilmann Motor Car Company Limited Rootes bought the majority of […]
Joseph Crosfield & Sons Ltd was established in Warrington, England by Joseph Crosfield in 1814. The factory produced Soap, chemicals and candles. Today the company is a part of Unilever
Deterling Manufacturing Company was established in 1918 in Tipton, Indiana, USA The manufacturing company was lead by Philip A Deterling. In the 1920’s it produced “Talking Machines”, that were mechanical gramophone players, nicely hidden in a wallnut cabinet with space for 78 records. The Talking machines were cranked by hand, unless you could afford the […]
The Sussex based toy factory Nicoltoys, produced a large amount of toys, ranging from wooden cars to fine brass microscopes. Their factory was located in Robertsbridge, Sussex, where it had the telephone number “Robertsbridge 11” We are as always, very curious and would love to know about Nicoltoys and their history. If you know more […]
The Wagner Pencil Company uses eastern white pine for it’s pencils, and not cedar like most of it’s American competitors. Wagner is still in production, and has specialized itself in making pencils with digital art for corporations, as well as scented pencils.They have also made pencils that change colour, at different temperatures. Their largest customer […]
