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The original incorporators were Peter Frantz (1868–1949), Clarence Lahman (1862–1947), John Lahman, and William Lahman. On January 12, 1911, the Company re-organized and changed its name to The Frantz Manufacturing Company. [1] Frantz was established in Sterling, Illinois which was once known as "The Hardware Capital of the World".
This is a list of Illinois companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Illinois, or were previously headquartered in Illinois. In general, this list does not include companies headquartered in one of the municipalities of the Chicago metropolitan area .
Defunct manufacturing companies based in Illinois (1 C, 42 P) I. Ideal Industries (1 C, 4 P, 2 F) M. Metal companies based in Illinois (4 P)
In 1973, six wallboard manufacturers (including USG) were charged with violating §1 of the Sherman Act during the period 1960–1973, through engaging in a combination and conspiracy in restraint of interstate trade and commerce in the manufacture and sale of gypsum board. In July 1975, after the jury was committed to deliberate, it became ...
This plant converted operations between 1972 and 1974 to Libbey Glass table-glassware manufacturing, which it continues today. In 1928, Libbey-Owens was the first company to produce automotive laminated safety glass and won a contract to supply the Ford Motor Company with windshields for the Model A .
Illinois Tool Works Inc. or ITW is an American Fortune 200 [3] company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It was founded in 1912 by Byron L. Smith and has built its growth on a "small-wins strategy" based on decentralization, simplicity, customer-focused innovation, and ...
In 1887, the company reorganized under the new name Western Clock Company and again went bankrupt, and F. W. Matthiessen reorganized it in 1888 as the Western Clock Manufacturing Company. In 1908, the company received a patent for the "Big Ben" alarm clock movement.
The Story of an Inland Galvanized Sheet. Urbana-Champaign: Legare Street Press. ISBN 978-1-02-177280-0. Inland Steel Company (1943). 50 Years of Inland Steel 1893-1943. Inland Steel Company – via University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bawal, Raymond (2016). The Inland Steel Fleet 1911-1998. Inland Expressions. ISBN 978-1-939150-13-4.