Stuff from back then!
The Blue Bird Body Company was established in 1932 in Fort Valley, Georgia, but started a few years earlier, in the Perry, Georgia Ford Dealership, where Albert Luce sold a Ford T with a wooden bus body to a customer in 1925. Unfortunately the bus wasn’t built for the rural roads in Georgia, so it […]
Bridges have been built since the first tree fell over a creek, and let anyone who wanted to pass.Since then many an impressive bridge has been erected using wood, steel and concrete. The Tubular Bridge at The Gobbins Europe Denmark The Great Belt Bridge Gibraltar A Gibraltar Straight Bridge United States of America Mississippi Yazoo […]
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 […]
In the 19th century biscuit factories could be found everywhere. Some large, some small. Today most of them have disappeared. Denmark Jensen & Møller Biscuit Factory England Fortts
Many tyre manufacturers started producing massive rubber rings for wagons, before evolving into pneumatic tyres as those we use today. Europe England Avon North America USA Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900.
Children and adults have treated them selves and others with sweets and confectionery, since the middle ages.Here we will collect the factories we have written about on the site. Europe Denmark Bonbon Danish sweets company Bonbon has created its own amusement park, next to the factory. Galle & Jessen Galle & Jessen made chocolate on […]
Insurance Companies have sold policies that covered anything from dog bites to water damage and traffic accidents. When looking at old advertisements, it’s clear that their customers needs have changed a lot. Europe Denmark Danske Phønix Danske Phønix was a Copenhagen based insurance company Gladbacher Brandforsikrings-selskab Gladbacher specialized in insurance policies that covered fire, glass […]
Soap factories have created their often scented products at least since 2800BC. Soap is made form a mixture of salts and fatty acids. Europe Denmark Aggerbeck Blumensaadts N. N. Blumensaats soap factory was established in 1838 England Joseph Crosfield & Sons Joseph Crosfield & Sons was an English soap factory. USA Massachusetts Potter Drug and […]
