Word: fountains
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...jackets. In 1923 it purchased two of the biggest U. S. pinmakers, a large manufacturer of plumbers' fixtures and a Wisconsin company making electrical appliances and fractional horsepower motors. In 1925 it took over another manufacturer of plumbing equipment. In 1926 it absorbed a large maker of soda fountain equipment. Between 1908 and 1928 its current assets increased from $3,000,000 to $21,000,000. Although the stock (listed on the New York Curb) is rarely traded in, Scovill is regarded with respect by competitors, with pious awe by Waterbury businessmen...