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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 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.
Ontario is an unincorporated community in Ontario Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States. Ontario is located at the junction of County Routes 6 and 35, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Wataga .
The Pandrol clip was patented in 1957 by a Norwegian railways engineer, Per Pande-Rolfsen. It is now common worldwide. The original clip is now called the PR-clip, which was superseded by a system called E-Clip. Numerous other products made by Pandrol have been designed to work in conjunction with the E-Clip. [3] [4] [5]
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 ...
As of 2011, Illinois is ranked as the 4th-most productive manufacturing state in the country, behind California, Texas, and Ohio. [160] About three-quarters of the state's manufacturers are located in the Northeastern Opportunity Return Region, with 38 percent of Illinois's approximately 18,900 manufacturing plants located in Cook County.