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Unfortunately, demand for finished wood products began to decline. In 1904, Lyman Woodard died, causing a crisis at the firm. His son, Lee, stepped in to restore the company's health. When woodworking products failed to revive the company, Woodard turned to metal furniture and converted the factory's equipment.
By the 1910s, the flu epidemic created a booming casket business, and by the 1920s the Owosso Casket Company was the world's largest casket maker. However, the Great Depression took its toll on the businesses, and by 1942 both the Woodard Casket Company and Furniture Company had liquidated assets, with Lee Woodard starting a new line of metal ...
Owosso (uh-WAH-so) is the largest city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] The population was 14,714 at the 2020 census . It is located 29 miles (46.7 km) west of Flint , and 32 miles (51.5 km) northeast of Lansing .
Midland-Ross Co. was an American steel, aerospace products, electronics, and automobile components manufacturer which existed from 1894 to 1986. Founded as Parish & Bingham, a manufacturer of steel components for bicycles, streetcars, and horse-drawn wagons, it merged with the Detroit Pressed Steel Co. in 1923 to form the Midland Steel Products Co.
Alvin Bentley Residence - 805 West Oliver Street. French Second Empire house built in 1893 for Alvin M. Bentley, owner of the Owosso Tool Company. James Colby Residence - 406 East Oliver Street. Flamboyant Queen Anne house constructed in 1881 for James Singer Colby, a nephew of Isaac Merritt Singer, the inventor of the first affordable sewing ...
When Owosso was established, most of the growth occurred in an area around the Shiawassee River. However, in 1856, the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway arrived in the city, followed by two more lines by 1867. By the 1880s, a fourth line was added, and the southwest part of Owosso became a busy hub of railway infrastructure.
Crest Marine LLC is a boat manufacturer in Owosso, Michigan which makes Crest Pontoons. The pontoon boats were originally built by Maurell Products, whose owner Maurice Schell ran the company for almost 50 years. [1] [2] In 2010 the company was purchased by a small group of Detroit, Michigan-based investors who renamed the business Crest Marine ...
Modern Tool & Die, sometimes referred to as Michigan Tool & Die Company or MTD Products is an American manufacturer of outdoor power equipment for the mass market. Headquartered in Valley City, Ohio, the company began in 1932 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker. Prior to Stanley Black & Decker's acquisition in December ...