Ajax Manufacturing Company Records 1897-1990

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Ajax Manufacturing Company Records 1897-1990

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The Ajax Manufacturing Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1875 by John Rollin Blakeslee (1843-1906). Ajax manufactured forging equipment and cold drawing equipment for the cold-heading industry. Ajax forging machines were used in the railroad, agricultural, and automotive industries. In 1925, Ajax moved to Euclid, Ohio. The company was family-owned and operated until 1987 when it was sold to the Crawford Group. In 1996, Ajax was again sold, this time to Park-Ohio Industries. The collection consists of advertisements, agreements, biographies, bulletins, catalogs, correspondence, histories, lists, manuals, photographs, purchase orders, reprints, and a term paper.

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Historical sketch courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History The Ajax Manufacturing Company was incorporated in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1875 by John Rollin Blakeslee (1843-1906). Blakeslee had earlier operated the Blakeslee Manufacturing Company, also in Cleveland, which manufactured nuts, bolts, rivets, and pins. Ajax Manufacturing Company, operating at 3830 Lakeside Avenue, discontinued headed products to concentrate on forging equipment...