Ferracute Machine Company records
Creation: 1916-1969Abstract
The Ferracute Machine Company was a press and die business founded by inventor Oberlin Smith (1840-1926) in Bridgeton, New Jersey, in 1863. It was incorporated in 1877, and ceased operations in 1968. This group of Ferracute Machine Company records is a small fragment preserved by an employee that primarily contains legal files and financial statements.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1969
Creator
- Ferracute Machine Company (Bridgeton, N.J.) (Organization)
Extent
1 Linear Foot
Historical Note
The Ferracute Machine Company was a press and die business founded by inventor Oberlin Smith (1840-1926) in Bridgeton, New Jersey, in 1863. It was incorporated in 1877, and ceased operations in 1968. The company specialized in metal forming and cutting presses, originally focused on the tin can industry but later covering the entire range of pressed and stamped metal products. The company was acquired by George E. Bass (1903-1985) in 1937 and closed in 1968. The patents and designs were sold to the Fulton Iron Works Company of St. Louis, and the firm was liquidated in 1969.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Scope and Contents
This small collection was preserved by a former employee of the Ferracute Machine Company, and most notably consists of legal files covering the purchase of certain assets of the Farquhar Division of the Oliver Corporation in 1960 and the sale of assets to the Fulton Iron Works Company and liquidation in 1968 to 1969.
There is a notebook kept by R.N. Hallman containing pricing information for different pieces of equipment. The data was prepared by the Sales Department and dates from 1945 through 1949. Some of the notebook pages are typed; other pages are handwritten.
There is a five-volume set of work standards for operating various machine tools by H.R. Lewis & Associates, which dates to around 1950. It includes industrial engineering analysis of tolerances and times required for various operations, including pay incentives for operators.
Several trade catalogs dating from 1927 through 1951 showcase the company's products (though many are undated). Additionally, there is a 1916 blueprint drawing of a clutch for presses, an 80th anniversary booklet from 1943, two orders for coining presses from 1951 and 1952, and financial statements from 1961.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Ferracute Machine Company records
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository