Raymond Manufacturing Co Limited in Corry 1883
The Raymond Mfg Co was one of Corry's largest Gentred firms in 1883 with a plant devoted to making springs for all sorts of conversions. Murray Ray led the concern and guided it as the Raymond Company continued operations in the Whittlesey build space. The main building showcased advanced devices for producing springs and included a nickel plating department as part of its extensive facilities.
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Raymond Mfg Co
Corry
Murray Ray
Raymond Company
Whittlesey
Raymond Co
Early 20th Century Raymond Company Growth and Plant Details
The Raymond Company grew rapidly from 1811 with Whittlesey and Songs joining Mr. Raymond to form a major business. A large plant on Church Street expanded in 1909 with an acre of floor space and Japanning departments. The electrically driven facility employed about one hundred men under President F. M. Raymond and Secretary Treasurer P. B. Whittlesey.
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Church Street
Raymond Company
F. M. Raymond
P. B. Whittlesey
McInnes Steel Co Develops Noted Corry Plant
The McInnes Steel Company, founded in 1901 in Corry, grows into a leading national steel maker. Experts praise its high grade steel, modern furnaces fired by natural gas, and the plant’s impact on local industry and prestige.
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McInnes Steel Company
MeInnes, Sr
Corry
Meinnes
Bes Steela
Scotland
Gerry
McInnes Co
McInnes Steel Company Officers and Plant Details
Officers include Alex McInnes Sr. as Chairman, Jr. as Secretary and Treasurer, John McInnes as Superintendent, and Harry J. Smith as Sales Manager. The East Main Street plant sits beside the railroad with mine siding service, a modern facility for producing various steels and tool steels such as cobalt high speed, vanadium high speed, crucible tool, chrome nickel tool steels, and more.
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McInnes Steel Company
Alex McInnes
Alex McInnes, Jr
John J. McIines
Harry J. Smith
McInnes
East Main Street
Crucible Tool
Superior Tool
Misco
Fire destroys K P L Furniture plant on Williams Street
The K P L Furniture Co once a large block plant on Williams Street between East Main and South Street, known for fine oak mahogany and birds eye maple bedroom furniture, was destroyed by fire. The firm supplied major dealers in Chicago Pittsburgh and New York and employed about thirty workers.
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Henry Keppel
J. . Parniture Company
Person
Lippman
K.P. L. Pur- Corry Bedstead
Uld
Messra Wheelock and Patterson
K. PL
Kurts Brass Bed Co. Empire Reaches New Factory Here
Corry hosts the nation’s largest brass bed factory. The Kurtz Brass Bed Co. plant, a centerpiece of local industry, employs about two hundred workers and marks a historic expansion for the firm and the city. The enterprise began in Cleveland eleven years ago, with leadership passing to Kurtz after acquisition. The newer facility adds advanced machinery and widens production, boosting Corry’s standing in the brass bed trade.
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Corry
Kurte ‘Brass Bed Company 4
Cor Uy
Oh Busn Iness Men's Association
Tie Kurte Company
Cleveland
C. K
H. G. Whebloo
Kurts
Wheelocks Drive Kurtz Silk Plant to Corry
Through local business ties and the Business Men's Association the Kurtz Silk plant came to Corry occupying the old Methodist Church property at Concord and Hast Pleasant streets. J. B. Patterson and W. Murray became financiers and a vast factory was erected. The plant, 300 feet long and 110 feet wide, features a double railroad siding and produced Kurtz Silk and New Ribbon goods, turning out more than two hundred beds daily.
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Wheelocks
Business Men's Association
Corry
Methodist
Concord
Pleasant Streets
J. B. Patterson
W. ©. Murray
Kurtz
Whittlesey and Sons Leather Valve Cup Makers
The firm originated in 1871 when H. Whittlesey started manufacturing leather valve cups for oil wells in Petroleum Center. Dan Jones joined later, with further interests from 1880s onward. The business, now H. E. Whittlesey & Sons, employed twenty to twenty five workers, moved to Corry in 1890, occupied the Raymond block for seven years, and built a dedicated plant on Church Street.
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Corry
Raymond
South Center Street
United States Chair Company Aims High in Chairmaking
United States Chair Company and J B Patterson with P A Loveland and W W Blair of the Pennsylvania Railroad built a modern plant nine years ago to produce all kinds of chairs. Under J B Patterson the operation expanded to reach forty workers in upholstery and now focuses on rockers in real and imitation feathers. Each year about seventy five models are introduced and the plant remains one of the best located and best managed chair manufactories in the state.
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United States
J and
J. B.patterson
P. A. Loveland
W. W. Blair
Robt. Heerlain
Pennsylvania Railroad
Equip
United States Chair Company
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Raymond Manufacturing CO. Limited
Tr. E. Whittlesey
M’innes Steel CO. Ltd
St.table
A Louis
Portland
K. P. L. Furniture CO
Kurtz Brass Bed CO
H. E. Whittlesey & Sons
H. E. Whittlesey
H. Whittlesey
Eum Center
Dan Jones
Au. Wuutency
Ewo Bong
F. EH
Seward Whittlesey
Whittlefern
United States Chair CO
B. Patterson
Ing Department Stone
Wheelock
Ind
Charles Hamimell
Battalo
East Main
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