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F.B. Norton & Co., manufacturer of stoneware and related products, Worcester, Mass., began making emery wheels ca. 1873; sold to group of investors and reorganized as Norton Emery Wheel Company in 1885; later renamed Norton Company; the world's largest manufacturer of abrasives and abrasives machinery; in 1987 had plants in 27 countries.

From the description of Norton Company collection, 1870-1990 (bulk 1900-1985). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70927348

F.B. Norton & Co., manufacturer of stoneware and related products, Worcester, Mass., began making emery wheels ca. 1873; sold to group of investors and reorganized as Norton Emery Wheel Company in 1885; later renamed Norton Company; the world's larges manufacturer of abrasives and abrasives machinery; in 1987 had plants in 27 countries.

From the description of Norton Company collection, 1925-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70967675
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creatorOf A.F. Prentice & Co. Trade catalogs of industrial equipment and factory materials, 1870-1945. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf Norton Company. Norton Company collection, 1925-1955. Worcester Historical Museum
creatorOf Norton Company. Norton Company collection, 1870-1990 (bulk 1900-1985). Worcester Historical Museum
creatorOf Norton Company. [Grinding information. 1952-57]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Norton Company. [Pamphlets. Economic aspects.]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Portrait Photograph Collection, 1930-1940 Baker Library, Harvard Business School
creatorOf Larson, Swan. Swan Larson collection, 1914-1995 (bulk 1914-1941). Worcester Historical Museum
creatorOf Ateliers de construction Oerlikon. Trade catalogs of metalworking equipment, 1876-1945. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
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creatorOf Alfred Gutmann (Firm). Trade catalogs of hardware, 1874-1948. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf Bricklayers' and Masons' International Union of America. Massachusetts State Conference. Trade catalogs of building materials, 1882-1927. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Manufacturers' Research Association. Records, 1922-1932 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf American Mason Safety Tread Co. Trade catalogs of architecture, 1897-1920. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf Carboloy Company. Trade catalogs of hardware, 1900-1946. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf A.S. Aloe Company. Trade Catalog Collection. Series VI. Laboratory and scientific equipment. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Norton Company. [Abrasives and grinding wheels; general information. 1947-58]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Felix Frankfurter Letters to his sister Estelle, 1933-1964 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Cincinnati Electrical Tool Co. Trade catalogs of hardware, 1893-1942. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf Abrasive Machine Tool Company. Trade catalogs of hardware, 1900-1928. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
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Abrasives industry
Grinding and polishing
Grinding machine industry
Grinding machinery industry
Grinding machines
Grinding wheels
Industrial housing
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