Allentown / Tolodeo / Dallas / Buffalo / Alexandria / New York / /
Company
The Vitrolite Company / Penn-American Plate Glass Company / International Radio Co. / Pittsburgh Plate Glass / Carrara Glass / Henry C. Brundage / Ford / Marietta Manufacturing Company / Homer H. Hendee / Buffalo Metal Container Company / Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Company / Meyercord-Carter Company / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
M&A / /
Facility
Italianate villa / Tifft House Hotel / Buffalo History Museum / /
IndustryTerm
cement covering / bridge builder / similar competing products / furniture manufacturer / retail establishments / building materials / /
Organization
National Park Service / federal government / Allentown Association / Federal Housing Administration / /
Person
Karin Bausenbach / Albert A. Rumschik / Arthur Basenbach / Sue Herington / Arthur E. Bausenbach / Helene Bausenbach / George W. Tifft / Ardith / /
Position
local architect / engineer / first U.S. producer / /
ProvinceOrState
Texas / West Virginia / Ohio / Indiana / Delaware / New York / /
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