Records, 1869-1982.

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Records, 1869-1982.

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Histories, correspondence, writings by company executives, especially J.D. Cox, Jr., articles of incorporation, annual reports, ledger books, publications, such as catalogs, brochures and company newsletters, records of acquisitions and subsidiary firms, and newspaper clippings, pertaining to the Cleveland Twist Drill Co., National Acme Co., and Acme-Cleveland Corp., and to their predecessor firms. The collection traces the development of a major Cleveland machine-tool corporation, as well as developments within the metal-cutting and machine-tool industries in Cleveland and the U.S. during their formative years, and, in particular, to the very important decade of 1942-52. The collection also details the lives of Jacob D. Cox II and his son Jacob D. Cox, Jr., particularly his economic and political views.

5.81 linear ft.

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7093143

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Cleveland Twist Drill Company

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National Acme Company

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The National Acme Company was a Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer of multiple spindle automatic machines used in the machine tool industry. The company's Cleveland factory also manufactured a variety of screw products. From the description of National Acme Company Photograph album, ca. 1915. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 52625029 ...

National Acme Manufacturing Company.

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Eastern Machine Screw Corporation.

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Cox, Jacob Dolson, 1828-1900

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Jacob Dolson Cox was born in Montreal (then located in the British colonial Province of Lower Canada) on October 27, 1828. His father and mother respectively were Jacob Dolson Cox and Thedia Redelia (Kenyon) Cox, both Americans and residents of New York. His father Jacob was of Dutch origin, descended from Hanoverian emigrant Michael Cox (Koch) who arrived in New York in 1702. His mother Thedia was descended from Revolutionary War Connecticut soldier Payne Kenyon who was there when British Gener...

Acme-Cleveland Corporation

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Formed by the merger in 1968 of Cleveland Twist Drill Co., a manufacturer of high-speed drills and metal cutting tools, and the National Acme Company, a manufacturer of automatic multiple-spindle lathes and screw machines. Cleveland Twist Drill was founded in 1876 by Jacob D. Cox II, son of a Civil War general and former governor of Ohio. The company became a leader in the manufacture of superior-grade high-speed twist drills and pioneered the development of steels made of molybdenum as a substi...

Windsor Machine Company.

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Prentiss, Francis Fleury, 1858-1937.

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Shalco Systems.

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Cox, Jacob D. 1881-1953.

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Cox, Jacob D.

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