Suburban Factories 2

 


MISCELLANEOUS  FACTORIES

  Bickford Tool Co 1.jpg (122713 bytes)    Bickford Tool Co 2.jpg (91997 bytes)                        Triumph Electric-Oakley.jpg (120574 bytes)
                              The Cincinnati Bickford Tool Co.                                     Triumph Electric & Ice Machine Co.
                                                 3220 South St.                                                 610-616 Baymiller & 859-869 Hathaway

 

Frog & Switch Co-Oakley.jpg (93739 bytes)                    *Norwood-Weir Frog Works.jpg (69809 bytes)
Cincinnati Frog & Switch Co.                             Weir Frog Works        
Madison Rd. & B&O Railroad                       Beech & Highland Aves.  

   A frog is a special switch that allows two sets of railroad tracks to cross each other.

 

H L Brown Fence Co.jpg (91437 bytes)            Cincinnati Planer-Oakley.jpg (93207 bytes)            peck-Williamson-Oakley.jpg (99453 bytes)
H. L. Brown Fence & Mfg. Co.            Cincinnati Planer Co.               Peck-Williamson Furnace Co.
s.e.c. 34th & B&O Railroad                     3120 South St                        Offices 335-339 West 5th St.

 

*Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., Oakley.jpg (91262 bytes)        Cincinnati Milling Machine Employees.jpg (222787 bytes)
Cincinnati Milling Machine

   The Cincinnati Milling Machine Co. located on Spring Grove Ave in Camp Washington moved to Oakley and became Cincinnati Milacron in 1970. 

 

P & G Soap Co.jpg (91295 bytes)          Ivory Soap Story.jpg (205205 bytes)        J.N. Gamble-P&G.jpg (362738 bytes)
             Proctor & Gamble in Ivorydale                         J. N. Gamble

   The 1940s article above tells how P. & G. became known as Ivorydale. The last image is a newspaper artist depiction of Gamble.

 

Eureka Soap Co.jpg (70718 bytes)          Globe Soap St Bernard.jpg (70986 bytes)
          Eureka Soap Co.                Globe Soap Co. St Bernard 

 

Stearnes & Foster, Lockland-5.jpg (103334 bytes)    Sterns & Foster-Lockland.jpg (87583 bytes)    Sterns & Foster-Lockland.jpg (245878 bytes)    Stearns & Foster Lockland.jpg (268291 bytes)    Stearns & Foster Co.jpg (96133 bytes)

   The Stearns & Foster Co. are of course famous for their mattresses. These buildings were located next to the canal, (first 2 cards), at the corner of Wyoming Ave. and William St. in Lockland. The 2nd & 3rd cards show the area before Tangeman Park was built.

 

Philip Carey Co-Lockland.jpg (87230 bytes)            Philip Carey.jpg (272958 bytes)
Philip Carey Co. Established 1873  Lockland
C. H. & D. and "Big Four" Roads

 

Lockland-Fox Paper Co.jpg (98014 bytes)        Fox Paper Co.,Lockland.jpg (110686 bytes)        Lockland Richardson Paper Co.jpg (63371 bytes)*
                                        Fox Paper Co.                                        Richardson Paper Co. (Canal)

 

Victor Stamping Works, Loveland.jpg (33816 bytes)
Victor Stamping Works-Loveland   

 

The Louis Lipp Co.jpg (134747 bytes)        Milford-tt.jpg (110305 bytes)        RK LeBlond Mach Tool Co.jpg (81751 bytes)        Leblond.jpg (110406 bytes)
The Louis Lipp Co.                Scott's Mill, Milford                                           LeBlond Machine Tool Co.               
Mitchell Ave. & B & O R.R.                                                                                         4609 Eastern Avenue                            
Winton Place                                                                                                                                                                

 

Cleves Horseshoe Co.jpg (172665 bytes)        Horseshoe Factory.jpg (65139 bytes)        Horseshoe Factory-Hooven.jpg (151734 bytes)
Horseshoe Factory - Hooven  near Cleves

 

Glassworks-Reading.jpg (115514 bytes)              Reading Water and Light Plant.jpg (112113 bytes)                Gibson Greeting Cards,Inc.jpg (89131 bytes)
Nivison-Weiskopf Glass Works            Water & Light Plant                          Gibson Greeting Cards      
   Reading                                            Reading                                               Amberley  

 

Laidlaw Dunn and Gordon Co.jpg (113088 bytes)   Elmwood Place   Elmwood Place-Stacy Mfg.jpg (222445 bytes)
Laidlaw Dunn & Gordon Co.                                               Stacy Mfg.              
Mfg.  pumping engines                                                                                 

 

Union Thread-Carthage.jpg (96560 bytes)            Cincy Products Co.jpg (98463 bytes)            Grape Juice Factory - Silverton, O..jpg (36671 bytes)
The Union Thread Co.                     Cincy Products Co.                      Grape Juice Factory 
100 69th St. Carthage                                                                                         Silverton          

 

Standard Publishing.jpg (238107 bytes)                    Senco Products.jpg (340490 bytes)
Standard Publishing Foundation                        Senco Products, Inc.            
U.S. Route 127                                                                    

 

Cleeg McFee Co.jpg (251093 bytes)                    Avon Plant.jpg (484631 bytes)
Clegg, McFee & Co.                                            Avon             

   The Clegg, McFee & Co. were wood and photo engravers with offices on the 10th floor of the building on the n.w.c. of 8th & Sycamore Sts. This card says (along the bottom of the oval) Clegg, Goeser, McFee Co. Obviously there was a merger and this image certainly is not of a 10th floor. Where this factory was located is unknown. The Avon plant in Springdale (next to I-275) is slated to close by the end of 2011.

 

Hess Spring & Axle Co. Carthage.jpg (247556 bytes)        Hess Spring & Axle Co.-66th & VanKirk.jpg (137079 bytes)
Hess Spring & Axle Co. 66th St. & Vankirk Ave. Carthage 
                                                        Not a postcard

 

OUTLYING  COMMUNITIES

HARRISON

Harrison Canning Factory.jpg (55839 bytes)
Harrison Canning Factory

 

KINGS  MILLS

Peter's Cartridge Co-BEV.jpg (333692 bytes)

 

* Peters Cartridge.jpg (425843 bytes)    Peters Cartridge Kings Mill 1.jpg (113664 bytes)    Peters Cartridge Kings Mill 3.jpg (107128 bytes)    Race-Powder Mill, Kings Mill.jpg (304000 bytes)    Magazine House Kings Mills.jpg (359131 bytes)

   All these cards are of the Kings Powder Mills & Peters Cartridge Works in Kings Mills

Kings Mills-Cartridge Works general view.jpg (311979 bytes)    Peters Cartridge Kings Mill 2.jpg (99749 bytes)    Kings Mills Gun Factory.jpg (255842 bytes)    Powder Mill Offices.jpg (237241 bytes)    Kings Mill BEV.jpg (262742 bytes)
                                                                                                                                                Offices                      Powder Mill in distance

 

Kings Mills Shooting Gallery.jpg (324051 bytes)
Shooting Gallery
Kings Mills

 

Kings Powder Mill.jpg (521737 bytes)
Powder Mill today

 

Kings Mills-Richmond Factory.jpg (132044 bytes)
Richmond Factory (?)

 

National Ultramarine Co..jpg (233698 bytes)
National Ultramarine Co.
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