Davis and Geck Company Records. undated, 1909-1997.

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Davis and Geck Company Records. undated, 1909-1997.

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The Davis and Geck Company was founded in 1909 by Charles T. Davis and Fred A. Geck. The company specialized in surgical sutures, beginning with catgut and moving on to kangaroo tendons and later to advanced synthetic materials. For much of its history, Davis and Geck was the world's second largest producer of surgical sutures. The company became part of American Cyanamid in 1930. After subsequent sales, the company was renamed Sherwood, Davis and Geck. Though the D+G offices were initially located in Brooklyn, N.Y., the company purchased a factory in Danbury, Conn., in the early 1950s. This factory was scheduled for closure in 1998 following the sale of Sherwood, Davis and Geck to the Tyco Corporation and the transfer of plant operations to Mexico.

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Davis, Charles T. (Charles Twitchell), 1918-1981

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Charles T. Davis was the chairman of the Afro-American Studies dept. at Yale University. From the description of Charles T. Davis project summary to the NEH for classic Afro-American fiction : photostat, 1980. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 53936714 ...

Sherwood Davis and Geck

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Davis and Geck Company.

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The Davis and Geck Company was founded in 1909 by Charles T. Davis and Fred A. Geck. Geck was experienced in the marketing of sutures from his experience with another company, Van Horn and Sawtell . Charles Davis already owned his own medical supply company. The company's two other founders were Frank C. Bradeen, Vice President, and Benjamin F. Hirsch, as secretary. After only a few months, Fred Geck withdrew from the company as he did not have the requisite knowledge to assist in s...