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Liquidation

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the winding up of companies or of the affairs of an individual.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Edge Moor Iron Company records

 Collection
Accession: 1064
Abstract:

The Edge Moor Iron Company engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel bridges at a plant located on the Delaware River north of Wilmington. The collection is comprised of a limited selection of documents, primarily connected to the liquidation of the company in 1936. It includes plant and property maps, clippings, and deeds and titles covering the property.

Dates: 1774-1941

Ferracute Machine Company records

 Collection
Accession: 2200
Abstract:

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: 1916-1969

Pusey & Jones Corporation bankruptcy records

 Collection
Accession: 2169
Abstract:

The Pusey & Jones Corporation were shipbuilders, founders, and machinists of Wilmington, Delaware, which later expanded into papermaking machinery manufacturing. This collection includes the files of John Biggs III (1927-), attorney, who oversaw the bankruptcy proceedings and dissolvement of the company.

Dates: 1959-1962