Buckeye Manufacturing Company

The Buckeye Manufacturing Company was a manufacturing company, which originally made ​​parts for small carts.

The company was originally founded in 1884 in Union City (Ohio ) as Lambert Brothers and Company. At the beginning of the 20th century, they introduced the Buckeye Gasoline Buggy and parts for Lambert and Union.

One of the subsidiaries was the Pioneer Pole and Shaft Company which was directed by George A. Lambert, the son of founder John W. Lambert. Other subsidiaries were the Union Automobile Company, the Lambert Automobile Company and the Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company, which were led by John W. Lambert himself.

History

The Buckeye Manufacturing Company was, with registered capital of U.S. $ 2,000 - established in 1884. Originally yokes for buggies and other wagon parts were made. In the company of six workers and some boys were employed as helpers. After a few years, the company name was changed to JH Osborne and Company. Then some tools came to the range to do so. The company has developed a hand-operated drill, bore the name of this company. 1890 Mr Osborne left the company, which then adopted the original name. 1891 burned the Buckeye Manufacturing Company down. The damage to buildings and goods amounted to U.S. $ 15,000 - of which U.S. $ 12,000 - was paid by the insurance. With this money, the company's buildings were rebuilt.

The Buckeye stationary engine, which was designed by John W. Lambert, was patented in 1894. The company began construction of this stationary engines, as customers still showed no interest in Lamberts automobiles. This year, the business capital was also at U.S. $ 100,000 - were increased. John W. Lambert was President of the Society and his parents took more key positions. His father was vice-president and his mother chief secretary and director of accounting.

Then the Buckeye Manufacturing Company moved to Anderson ( Indiana) in the Evalyn Industrial Park at Third Street and Sycamore Street to. 1903 you bought 20,000 m² on Columbus Avenue to. The Anderson Weekly Herald reported that the new factory would have up to 28,000 m² of production area and would be 350 to 400 people work. You would with modern facilities, such as electric cranes equipped. The building investment should, to U.S. $ 150,000 - amount. A contract for the steel work should be signed by the general contractor a few days after the publication of the newspaper article. This factory gasoline engines and steel stampings for Lambert automobiles in America.

The area was called Hannah Croak site and was Mrs. Hannah Carey and Mrs. Pfafflin. The transaction has been unwound from the Sears Real Estate Company. The Buckeye Manufacturing Company went on in the Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company. In the new factory parts for Lambert automobiles were produced. The serial production began in 1905.