Does anyone where I can find the history of the JNO Brown Lamp Company??
Can't find anything on wiki. Wifey taught me that Jno is abbrev. for John.
Scroll down to the 2nd listing whenyou open this 'B' page on Ohio persons, for John W. Brown. He started this lamp firm,
http://www.ohiogenealogyexpress.com/franklin/franklinco_bios_b.htm
Are you sure Dan?
That John W Brown wasn't born until 1929
Gavin
1829
Oh dear.
I did this yesterday with a building inspector.
I applied for an extension of time until March 1913. He turned down my application but offered an alternative of 2013. LOL
carry on Dan.
Gavin
A bit more internet searching finds Electric Autolight ended up buying the Jno W Brown Co in late '20's, along with lots of other smaller firms, like Presto-Lite and American Bosch,..
the Elec Autolight co was famous somewhat in the 1934 labor riots that occurred around the nation, closed, then re-opened with rehire of the striking workers. Later the conglomerate became today's Autolite company, part of Ford
Gavin
Link I meant to attach for ref, it notes Jno Brown Co acquired by Electric Autolight.
http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/lehman/chrono.html?company=the_electric_auto_lite_ company
Dan..al I can say is don't get old..Thanks so much..
As my dad used to say, "Getting old? Beats the alternative".
(Sorry for the additional thread drift.)
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Ford sold Autolite to Fram around 1970.
John brown's mansion on east broad st. in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus is now the main building of the Columbus School for Girls.
Thanks Dan! I never found nothing on John Brown, but I was looking for Johnathon Brown by mistake.