Die casting of compressor blades / (Toledo, Ohio: Doehler-Jarvis Division, National Lead Company, Research and Engineering Dept., 1962), by G. Hodgson, National Lead Company. Doehler-Jarvis Division, Goodyear Atomic Corporation, and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (page images at HathiTrust) The diecasting process.
14 to 42 - 32nd StreetDoehler Metal Furniture and Manning-Bowman, 192 Lexington Ave. (2003)Two very striking signs on the back (alongside 32nd St.) of 192 Lexington Ave.Manning, Bowman, & Co. Of Meriden, Conn. Maintained an office and showroomsat this address for 30 years (approx.
1945 to 1975). They manufactured silverware,barware, chrome kitchenware and other metalware, as well as small electric applianceslike toasters, coffee urns, percolators, and waffle irons.A full-page advertisement for 'Up-to-Date Chafing Dishes' in theHome Furnishing Review (June 1895) gives an earlier address of Manning,Bowman, 57 Beekman St. New York,.This ad from a 1903 issue of the Home Furnishing Review givesNew York address as 25 West Broadway.This ad from 1904 givesNew York office as 10 Warren St.This Manning, Bowman ad from 1907 featured the.Founded in 1832 in Middletown, Conn., Manning-Bowman was named for Edward Manningand Robert Bowman, who were part of a group from Meriden, Conn. Who bought the companyin 1872.Edward Baldwin Manning (1834-1911) andRobert Bowman (ca.1829-1900) appear back-to-back in the 1870 U. Censusliving in Middletown, Connecticut. Both are described as manufacturers of Britania ware.defines Britannia ware (or Britannia metal) as 'a specific type of pewter alloy,favoured for its silvery appearance and smooth surface.' In 1864 the Hartford Courant 23 March 1864, pg.
2, reported,'Middletown.- Edward Manning of Cromwell, has leased the factoryformerly used by the Baldwin Tool Co., in Middlefield, and will carryon the business of manufacturing Britania ware.' In 1869 Manning, Bowman & Co.
'manufacturers of britannia & silver plated ware' had a New Yorkpresence at 60 John St.Edward Manning's biography in History of New Haven County, Connecticut,edited by J. Rockey, 1892, reads in part,'Edward Baldwin Manning, son of Thaddeus and Esther (Richards)Manning, was born in Middletown, Conn., January 21st, 1834. Heis a descendant of William Manning, who was in Cambridge, Mass.,in 1634. A son of William was selectman for several years, andwas sent to England on business for the Plymouth colony. EdwardManning received his education in the schools of his native town,and at an early age his father took him into his factory to learnthe Britannia trade. After serving his time and becoming thoroughlyfamiliar with the business, he formed a corporation under the nameof Manning, Bowman & Co., and was appointed treasurer of thecompany, he being then in his 26th year. The firm manufacturedBritannia ware and planished tin goods.
On account of betterfacilities and inducements offered by Meriden parties, the firmremoved to Meriden in 1872, occupying the vacant factory ofParker & Caspar Co., on Pratt street. Manning was thenappointed president of the company, which he has since held.The factory plant has been very much increased, until now thewhole block bounded by Pratt, Catlin and Miller streets is occupiedby the buildings of the company.
The firm now manufacture graniteiron and pearl agate ware, nickel silver, Britannia, copper andplanished goods. Their goods are sold not only in the United States,but a large trade is done in South America and Australia. Thefactories of the company are as well arranged as any in Meriden,and the plant is a credit to the city.The interests of the Manning & Bowman Company have alwaysabsorbed so much of Mr. Manning's time that he has been averse toholding public office. While in Middletown he was a member of thecity council for two years. In 1886 and 1887 he served as alderman,the last year being chairman of the water and sewer committees.Mr. Manning married, in 1862, Martha J.,daughter of Lester Robinson, Esp., of New Haven, and has onedaughter living.'
A portrait photograph ofE. Manning appears in thepresentation of this work:But all was not always sweetness and honey between the two partners.This story from House Furnishing Review, vol. 2,New York, February, 1898, describes some of the infighting that took placewithin the Manning, Bowman corporate structure:'The directors of Manning, Bowman & Co., manufacturers ofagateware, who have offices at No. 35 Warren street, New York,have made an important change in the management of affairs atthe factory in Meriden, Conn. Manning, the president andvirtual manager of the concern, goes upon the road, and George E.Savage, who has been head salesman at the Meriden Britannia Co.'
Soffice, has been elected treasurer and general manager. RobertBowman, formerly secretary and treasurer, was elected secretary.The friction which has existed between Manning and Bowman isprobably the primary cause of the changes. The business cameto Meriden from Middletown, and has been organized about thirtyyears.
Manning and Bowman, with one or two others, had thecontrolling interests at the time, although the late Horace C. Wilcox,the founder of Meriden Britannia Co., put considerable money intothe concern. Soon after locating in Meriden the treasurer, FrederickDerby, died, and then began a fight for his place.Bowman wanted it, and the president, E. Manning, wanted hisbrother, Henry Manning, who had charge of the New York store inBeekman street, until that was closed two years ago, made treasurer.Bowman pooled his issues with the Meriden Britannia interests andgot the place. There was then an open rupture between the twopartners and for years they did not speak, although occupying thesame office. Whenever one wished to address the other, the messagewas either written or delivered by a third party.'
On his death in 1900 Robert Bowman's obituary in the Hartford Courant, 27 April 1900,pg. 13, read as follows,'Robert Bowman, secretary of the Manning & Bowman company,died at his home in Meriden yesterday of the grip.Mr.
Bowman was born in Liverpool, England, seventy-one yearsago, and came to this country when but a boy. He located inMiddletown where he learned his trade. After working there for atime he went to Wallingford and entered the employ of the lateSamuel Simpson. Afterwards he went to Baltimore, Md., wherewith Henry Bullard he entered the silver plating business. At theoutbreak of the Civil War he came North again, and taking up hisresidence in Middletown once more he entered into a partnershipwith E. Manning and Joseph H.
The Manning & BowmanCompany was organized, with E. Manning president and RobertBowman treasurer. The business was moved to Meriden whereunder better facilities it grew until it became one of the mostimportant industries of the city. His wife was Miss Adeline Baldwin,a school teacher at Cromwell. Three children survive him: Robert,of New York; Caroline E and Eudocia Bowman of Meriden.'
In 1911 Edward Manning's death was reported modestly by the New York Times,22 Jan. 11, 'Edward B. Manning, founder of the Manning, Bowman Company,now a part of the International Silver Company, died in Meriden,Conn., yesterday, on his 77th birthday,' and theNew York Tribune, 22 Jan.
Manning, founder of the Manning, Bowman Company,now a part of the International Silver Company, died yesterdayat his home in Meriden, Conn., at the age of seventy-seven.' Manning-Bowman chromeware in an Art Deco style are especially prized by collectorstoday.
The original Manning-Bowman Co. Was bought by the Bersted Mfg. Of Fostoria, Ohioin 1941 and somewhat later (around 1960) by the McGraw Edison Co.The rather odd phrase 'Manning Means Best Bowman' is meant to be read as the companyslogan 'Manning-Bowman Means Best'.The Doehler Metal Furniture Co., Inc. Moved to 192 Lexington Ave. In 1933 andremained there until around 1990.
Doehler Metal Furniture was an offshoot of thebetter known Doehler Die Casting Co. Founded in Brooklyn in 1907.A summary of the history of Doehler Die Casting occurs at, reading,'At its peak during the mid-20th century, the Doehler-Jarvis Company (1908-1998) was the largestproducer of die-cast metal in the world. The Toledo-based manufacturer had factories inToledo, Ohio; Pottstown, Pennsylvania; and Batavia, New York, and was renowned during the1950s and 1960s for creating a variety of metal products, including automotive parts like enginebearings and decorative hood ornaments for car manufacturers like Willys-Overland, Packard,Ford, and General Motors.The company began in 1907 under the name Doehler Die Casting Company, founded by German immigrantHerman Doehler in Brooklyn, New York. Doehler was a pioneer of the die cast metals industry,and in 1912, Doehler met John Willys at an auto show in New York and was persuaded to relocatehis business to take advantage of the growing automobile industry in the Toledo area. By 1914,a new factory was constructed in Toledo, and the company continued to expand over the next fewdecades, primarily focusing on automobile parts. In 1945, the Doehler Company merged with theJarvis Company of Grand-Rapids, Michigan, to become Doehler-Jarvis, and in 1953, the companybecame a division within the larger National Lead Company, which changed its name toNL Industries in 1971.In 1982, after reducing its number of Toledo employees from around 3,000 to 900, Doehler-Jarviswas bought from NL Industries by Farley Industries of Chicago. By the end of the decade,Doehler-Jarvis was for sale again, due to struggling profits and its parent company’s desireto use the profits from a potential sale to acquire the West Point-Pepperell textile company.Six years later, in 1995, Doehler-Jarvis was sold to Harvard Industries, a Florida-basedautomotive company.In 1997, Harvard Industries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the acquisition ofDoehler-Jarvis as partially to blame for its many debts.
A year later, in 1998, Doehler-Jarvisceased operations in Toledo, its headquarters for 91 years, after two decades of diminishingsales and productivity.' The original Doehler Die Casting factory was located at 505 Court St. In Brooklyn.In 1933 Doehler Die Casting and Doehler Furniture Co. Shared office space inManhattan at 386 4th Avenue. That same year Doehler Metal Furniture Co.
Moved to192 Lexington Avenue.This ad from 1928 shows Doehler's 4th Avenue address and their diversification into.In 1943 Doehler advertised for a 'clean-cut chap' to runerrands ( New York Times, 19 Sep 1942, p. Apparently Doehler did good businessin defense contracts during the war.On his death in 1964 the founder of Doehler Die Casting,Herman Hugo Doehler (1872-1964) received the following obituary in theNew York Times, 19 Oct. 33,'Herman H. Doehler, a leader in the development of the modern die castingindustry, died yesterday in Roosevelt Hospital. He was 92 years old andlived at 880 Fifth Avenue.Mr. Doehler was founder and head of the former Doehler Die CastingCompany, which in 1942 was considered to be the biggest die caster inthe world. The concern manufactured 6,000 defense items from tiny fuseparts to major non-structural parts of airplanes.He was born in Nuremberg, Germany, and came to the United States in1892.
Working for a printer in Brooklyn, he was impressed with the type-castingby the Linotype machine. This gave him the idea of developing a die-castingmachine for modern industrial use.In his spare time, Mr.
Doehler experimented with devices for making castingsby forcing molten metal or alloy into a metal mold or die. In 1906 he patentedhis own method of pressure casting and set up a shop in Brooklyn with asingle, hand-operated machine. That small, crude machine is now in theSmithsonian Institution.Mr. Doehler, handsome and robust, proved an able salesman and executive.In 1932 he had closed his original factory and had plants in Pottstown, Pa.,Toledo, Ohio, Batavia, N. Y., and Chicago.Soon he was selling die castings to the automobile industry. He was afriend of Alfred P. Sloan Jr., Walter Chrysler and Henry Ford.Mr.
Doehler engaged expert metallurgists to develop alloys and preparedfor the day of light metals. When World War II came, he had the equipmentand technology for die casting aluminum and magnesium.His concern had sold a few minor items to the Army and Navy in WorldWar I. At the approach of World War II, he prepared for ordnance work.By 1941 his company's ration of war orders to civilian orders was abouttwice that of the industry as a whole. Before the end of the war, his concernwas totally engaged in war industry.Mr. Doehler promoted amiable management-labor relations under aclosed-shop contract. Twenty years ago his concern was merged into theDoehler-Jarvis Corporation, of which he became chairman. The corporationwas acquired by the National Lead Company in 1953, when Mr.
Doehlerretired.He was the author of a text-book, 'Die Casting,' published in 1951 hyMcGraw Hill. His recreation was traveling, and there were few parts ofthe world he had not visited.Mr. Doehler was a former president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dennant and Mrs. Ruth E.Kieswetter; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.A funeral service will be held at Frank E. Campbell's, Madison Avenue and81st Street, tomorrow at 11:30 A.M.' This ad for the marine division ofappeared in The Log, Sept.
1944.Executive offices are located at 192 Lexington Avenue, New York 16, NY.A factory is located in Plainfield, Conn., and Pacific Coast sales offices inSan Francisco, Santa Monica, and Portland, Oregon.The Doehler sign on East 32nd St. Appears in early 1940s photographs. So itmust date between 1933 and the early 1940s.
For over half a century The Basic Aluminum Casting Company has been a privately held, financially solid die casting company with a professional integrity matched by few in today’s industry.At The Basic Aluminum Casting Company, we bring quality die casting with delivery and pricing achieved through a sound business organization. Centrally located in Cleveland, Ohio, we’re easily accessible across the Midwest and the entire United States. Occupying over 55,000 square feet at our plant, Basic has serves the transportation and general manufacturing industries and beyond! The Basic Aluminum Casting Company can be best described as an engineering company with one simple trait – creating die cast products from listening and understanding our customer’s needs. A strong commitment to that and a focus on quality has enabled us to continue to be one of the best and oldest names in the industry. “The major difficulty that may be encountered in machining die castings is the soldering of the metal to the cutting edge of the tools. This condition can be minimized by setting the tools correctly, providing proper rake and clearance angles, polishing the tool surfaces or clearance spaces, avoiding drag by reducing the tool in contact with the work, using the proper lubricant, and choosing the correct machining speed in relation to the feed.Plenty of chip room is required on all tools to provide a free cutting action and to prevent excessive loading or packing of chips. Light cuts should be avoided as much as possible.
The cut should be deep enough to penetrate the outer surface of the die casting metal; this outer surface tends to be harder than the base metal because of its abrasive content and therefore it is advisable to remove at least.005 to.010 in. Of stock whenever possible on the die casting. Lubricants and/or coolants generally are required when close tolerances, improved speed of production and fine finishes are necessary. A lubricant is necessary for all operations when machining die castings except turning when machining aluminum.”Doehler, H.H.
(1951) Die Casting. New York, New York.
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