Business & Industry Trivia Day 8!
New Castle Coil Hoop Factory, owned by Harry E. Jennings! What year was J.M. Gough’s building built?
Business & Industry Trivia Day 7!
The smokestack was located at the Diamond Containers factory on S. 14th Street. It was built in 1918 and stood 158 feet tall. This is a picture of what factory? It was owned and operated by Harry E. Jennings.
Business & Industry Trivia Day 6!
The Upham Barbershop was located in the basement of the Courthouse! Where was this smokestack located (picture is of the stack being taken down)?
Business & Industry Trivia Day 5!
Our Kmart opened its doors in 1975 and closed them in 1994. Who remembers Blue Light Specials? These barbers formed the Upham Barbershop. Where was their shop located?
Business & Industry Trivia Day 4!
Bricks is the correct answer for yesterday’s trivia question! What year did our Kmart open? Save
Business and Industry Trivia Day 3!
The answer for yesterday’s trivia was Felix J. Trainor of the Trainor National Spring Company! Who knows what this factory produced?
Business and Industry Trivia Day 2!
For yesterday, a manufacturer who had 600 employees in 1903…not Maxwell-Briscoe, not the Rolling Mill…it was the Krell-French Piano Company! Their weekly wages? $6,000, the total of everyone’s paycheck, from the highest salary to the lowest. What was the name of the man who eventually bought the National Spring Company (made springs for Maxwells)?
Business and Industry Trivia Day 1!
The answer to last week’s final trivia question is E.T. (Ezekiel Trammel) Ice of Mount Summit! Today, we begin Business and Industry Trivia and there is plenty of that to go around for a couple weeks! In 1903, what manufacturer in New Castle had 600 employees on their payroll?