Kilbourne and Jacobs Manufacturing Co.
| Industry | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1881 in Columbus, Ohio |
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Kilbourne and Jacobs Manufacturing Company was founded in 1881 by James Kilbourne and HL Jacobs in Columbus, Ohio with an initial investment of $100,000.[1] Built in close proximity to Union Station,[2] the company produced wheelbarrows, horse-drawn railroad scrapers and other earth-moving equipment during the turn of the century.[3] Several years after opening, the company developed a line of hand trucks, forty percent of which were sold to the New York Central Railroad.[2] By the end of the 19th century, Kilbourne and Jacobs was the largest manufacturer of earth-moving equipment in the United States.[4] The Ohio State Journal reported in 1890 that the company produced approximately 150,000 hand trucks per year with between 400-600 workers, pushing annual sales to nearly $1 million.[2][1]
The company went bankrupt in 1923[2] and was acquired by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Shaping Columbus- James Kilbourne, Kilbourne and Jacobs Manufacturing Co. owner". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ a b c d Dunham, Tom (2010-09-16). Columbus's Industrial Communities: Olentangy, Milo-Grogan, Steelton. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781452059709.
- ^ Editorial Staff; LLC, State History Publications (2008). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. ISBN 9781878592705.
- ^ Barrett, Richard E. (2005). Columbus 1860-1910. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738539621.