Predecessor | Fowler Radiator Company (1894) |
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Founded | 1902 |
The National Radiator Corporation was an American radiator and boiler manufacturer.
The National Radiator company developed from the earlier Fowler Radiator Company (est. 1894. [1]) which was acquired in 1896 by John and Samuel Waters; [2] after the acquisition the radiator factory was moved from Norristown to Johnstown. In 1902 the company was renamed National Radiator Company. [1]
The company expanded, and by the 1920s had plants in Trenton, New Jersey, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and New Castle, Pennsylvania. On 8 Aug 1927 the National Radiator Corporation of Delaware was established with a capital of $25 million; the new group incorporated the Union Radiator Company, the Gurney Heater Canufacturing company, the Continental Heater Company, the Niagara Radiator and Boiler Company, and the Utica Heating Company. [2] [3] In 1929 the company established an industrial research laboratory. [4]
In the early 1930s the company required reorganisation due to debt problems, and was placed into receivership and subsequently re-established. [5] [6] [7] [8]
In 1951 a fire at the company's "Century" plant ( Moxham) killed one person, and caused $1 million of damage. [9]
In 1954 the directors of the company approved a merger with the United States Radiator Corporation. [10]
Predecessor | Fowler Radiator Company (1894) |
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Founded | 1902 |
The National Radiator Corporation was an American radiator and boiler manufacturer.
The National Radiator company developed from the earlier Fowler Radiator Company (est. 1894. [1]) which was acquired in 1896 by John and Samuel Waters; [2] after the acquisition the radiator factory was moved from Norristown to Johnstown. In 1902 the company was renamed National Radiator Company. [1]
The company expanded, and by the 1920s had plants in Trenton, New Jersey, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and New Castle, Pennsylvania. On 8 Aug 1927 the National Radiator Corporation of Delaware was established with a capital of $25 million; the new group incorporated the Union Radiator Company, the Gurney Heater Canufacturing company, the Continental Heater Company, the Niagara Radiator and Boiler Company, and the Utica Heating Company. [2] [3] In 1929 the company established an industrial research laboratory. [4]
In the early 1930s the company required reorganisation due to debt problems, and was placed into receivership and subsequently re-established. [5] [6] [7] [8]
In 1951 a fire at the company's "Century" plant ( Moxham) killed one person, and caused $1 million of damage. [9]
In 1954 the directors of the company approved a merger with the United States Radiator Corporation. [10]