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The Seldon-Griswold Manufacturing Company was founded in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1865 by Matthew Griswold (born 6 June 1833) and his cousins, the brothers J.C. and Samuel Selden. [ 2 ] The company made separable butt hinges and other light hardware products at a building called the "Butt Factory" beside the Erie Extension Canal. [ 3 ]
The C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant (formerly the Tracy Pumping Plant) [1] located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Tracy, California, was constructed between 1947 and 1951, and is a key component of the Central Valley Project. [2]
The pumps use vertical power, which are more efficient than horizontal pumps, as it removes the need for a gearbox, as well as requires less maintenance and space. [6] The four pumping units are from Cascade Pump Company from Santa Fe Springs, California, Pump Model 48MF with a 48-inch diameter discharge, with the capability to pump 55,125 ...
Griswold Manufacturing, an American manufacturer of cast iron home products based in Erie, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1865 until 1957; Griswold Signal Company, a manufacturer of traffic signals and railroad grade crossing signals based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Magnetic Signal Company was an American company based in Los Angeles, California, focused on railway signalling. The company was the manufacturer of the ubiquitous "Magnetic Flagman" wigwag railroad crossing (or level crossing ) signal, seen all over California and the western states.
McGraw-Edison Co. was created in 1957 when the McGraw Electric Company acquired Thomas A. Edison, Inc. [2] Charles Edison became board chairman of the merged company until he retired in 1961. Max McGraw was chief operating executive. [1] In March 1957, McGraw-Edison acquired Griswold Manufacturing. Griswold manufactured cast-iron cookware and ...
The company is working with local officials on plans for a new highway that would route trucks away from central Shafter. It also plans to funnel at least $120 million into an inland rail terminal ...
The firm purchased Los Angeles–based Magnetic Signal Company in the late 1940s and moved production to Minneapolis. Magnetic Signal is the company credited with the invention of the wigwag grade crossing signal once common throughout Southern California. "Railroad Accessories Corporation" (RACO) merged with Griswold Signal Company in 1964.