The Ford Barn

Tudortomnz · 04-03-2012, 02:12 AM

Can anyone provide any US & Canadian company names of some of the many contract suppliers to Ford in the old days?
Not just well known ones such as Briggs or Firestone, but companies such as Owens [ glass], Alhegany Ludlum [ rustless/stainless steel] & Eureka Planter, Ontario [ forgings].
Thanks.

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 04-04-2012, 07:14 AM

Ok tell you what, ...you go first!!

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BRENT in 10-uh-C · 04-04-2012, 07:20 AM

We'll start a list and you can copy them onto your post above as they come to mind and we'll delete our posts below to save bandwidth. This is some that comes to mind at the moment:

Abel
ACME
Ajax
Alemite Manufacturing
Allegheny Steel
American Bosch
August Schubert
Auto Specialty
Autolite
Barcalo Manufacturing
Bassick Manufacturing
B.F. Goodrich
Bridgeport
Briggs
Budd
Champion Electric
Dill
Eaton Axle & Spring
Electro-Lock
Emanuel Aufiero (not sure if this is the same as E.A. Laboratories?)
Essex Wire
Firestone
Flintlock
Gemmer
General Industries
General Motors Truck
Goodyear
Heinz Electric
Houdaille
Kelsey-Hayes
Keystone
Libbey-Owens
McCord
McKaig Hatch
Metropolitan Body
Michigan Steel
Mifflinburg Body
Moore Drop-Forge
Murray
National Acme
Noblitt-Sparks
Northeast Electric
Owens-Dyneto
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Schrader
Sparks Withington
Spicer
Standard Products
Steward Warner
Timken?
Trico
Triplex
United-Carr Fastener
U.S. Rubber
Walker
Waltham
Welker-Hoops
York-Hoover

................to be continued.

RonC · 04-04-2012, 07:22 AM

Stant Manufacturing
Jarvis
The Frank Mossberg Company

ctlikon0712 · 04-04-2012, 04:08 PM

Dill, tube valve stems
Pittsburgh Steel?

mot · 04-04-2012, 05:48 PM

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this list can go on forever
there are so many that just have a stamp on them with no makers name

ABF inc Detroit
AFS co
Alemite
Duro
Ferro
Fox AP Co
Grand Rapids Metal Craft
HA Douglas Mfg Co, Bronson Mi
Herbrand
National Acme
Oakes
Richardson Batteries
Scoville
all the different radiator emblems
different terminal boxes

SteveB31 · 04-04-2012, 06:38 PM

Just think of how many people that worked at these companies depended on Ford for their jobs..........

Manuel · 04-05-2012, 05:01 PM

I have always been interested in Henry's parts suppliers ie, their history, and what parts they made etc etc. Some of them are just as interesting as Ford Co itself.
I know about some, eg, (Albert) Champion makes interesting reading, Zenith was French originally & Houdaille too [Ferrari's used them]. King Seeley gauges, Mr Holley was a friend of old Henry as was Firestone etc etc.
Apart from the tyre companies and other big ones, some of those names in the list I have never heard of eg, Emanuel Aufiero, Welker-Hoops etc etc.
These may be well known in the USA but not overseas.
I am surprised Henry used GM trucks--for instance.
Can anybody add anything to those names?
Thanks
Manuel in Oz

gweilbaker · 04-05-2012, 05:10 PM

I found a Pittsburgh Steel emblem dyed into the metal after stripping the paint from my door, so Pittsburgh Steel.

Tom Wesenberg · 04-05-2012, 10:37 PM

Auto Specialty was one of the makers of the jacks. I drove by the plant near Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1971 or 1972 and the workers were outside picketing. That was the end of that plant. The remnants of the plant still stand and the parking lot has long been overgrown with weeds.

04-03-2012, 02:12 AM	#1
Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Ford contract suppliers Can anyone provide any US & Canadian company names of some of the many contract suppliers to Ford in the old days? Not just well known ones such as Briggs or Firestone, but companies such as Owens [ glass], Alhegany Ludlum [ rustless/stainless steel] & Eureka Planter, Ontario [ forgings]. Thanks.

04-04-2012, 07:14 AM	#2
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,508	Re: Ford contract suppliers Ok tell you what, ...you go first!! . __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

04-04-2012, 07:20 AM	#3
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,508	Re: Ford contract suppliers We'll start a list and you can copy them onto your post above as they come to mind and we'll delete our posts below to save bandwidth. This is some that comes to mind at the moment: Abel ACME Ajax Alemite Manufacturing Allegheny Steel American Bosch August Schubert Auto Specialty Autolite Barcalo Manufacturing Bassick Manufacturing B.F. Goodrich Bridgeport Briggs Budd Champion Electric Dill Eaton Axle & Spring Electro-Lock Emanuel Aufiero (not sure if this is the same as E.A. Laboratories?) Essex Wire Firestone Flintlock Gemmer General Industries General Motors Truck Goodyear Heinz Electric Houdaille Kelsey-Hayes Keystone Libbey-Owens McCord McKaig Hatch Metropolitan Body Michigan Steel Mifflinburg Body Moore Drop-Forge Murray National Acme Noblitt-Sparks Northeast Electric Owens-Dyneto Pittsburgh Plate Glass Schrader Sparks Withington Spicer Standard Products Steward Warner Timken? Trico Triplex United-Carr Fastener U.S. Rubber Walker Waltham Welker-Hoops York-Hoover ................to be continued. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) . Last edited by BRENT in 10-uh-C; 04-04-2012 at 09:44 AM.

04-04-2012, 07:22 AM	#4
RonC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,868	Re: Ford contract suppliers Stant Manufacturing Jarvis The Frank Mossberg Company

04-04-2012, 04:08 PM	#5
ctlikon0712 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cocoa, Florida Posts: 1,609	Re: Ford contract suppliers Dill, tube valve stems Pittsburgh Steel? __________________ Wanted: Simmons Super Power Head Craig Likon 1931 150B

04-04-2012, 05:48 PM	#6
mot Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sacramento Ca Posts: 1,179	Re: Ford contract suppliers Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) this list can go on forever there are so many that just have a stamp on them with no makers name ABF inc Detroit AFS co Alemite Duro Ferro Fox AP Co Grand Rapids Metal Craft HA Douglas Mfg Co, Bronson Mi Herbrand National Acme Oakes Richardson Batteries Scoville all the different radiator emblems different terminal boxes

04-04-2012, 06:38 PM	#7
SteveB31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Englewood, Colorado Posts: 1,372	Re: Ford contract suppliers Just think of how many people that worked at these companies depended on Ford for their jobs..........

04-05-2012, 05:01 PM	#8
Manuel Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ACT Australia Posts: 506	Re: Ford contract suppliers I have always been interested in Henry's parts suppliers ie, their history, and what parts they made etc etc. Some of them are just as interesting as Ford Co itself. I know about some, eg, (Albert) Champion makes interesting reading, Zenith was French originally & Houdaille too [Ferrari's used them]. King Seeley gauges, Mr Holley was a friend of old Henry as was Firestone etc etc. Apart from the tyre companies and other big ones, some of those names in the list I have never heard of eg, Emanuel Aufiero, Welker-Hoops etc etc. These may be well known in the USA but not overseas. I am surprised Henry used GM trucks--for instance. Can anybody add anything to those names? Thanks Manuel in Oz

04-05-2012, 05:10 PM	#9
gweilbaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lindenhurst, IL Posts: 792	Re: Ford contract suppliers I found a Pittsburgh Steel emblem dyed into the metal after stripping the paint from my door, so Pittsburgh Steel.

04-05-2012, 10:37 PM	#10
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Ford contract suppliers Auto Specialty was one of the makers of the jacks. I drove by the plant near Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1971 or 1972 and the workers were outside picketing. That was the end of that plant. The remnants of the plant still stand and the parking lot has long been overgrown with weeds.