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[Newspaper] Publication: The Portsmouth Daily Times Portsmouth, OH, United States |
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To Prosecute Porcelain Makers
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 4. (United Press) - Federal officials today were preparing to institute injunction proceedings against 24 porcelain manufacturing companies, including 12 in Ohio, charging violation of the Sherman anti-trust act. The concerns will be charged with conspiracy in attempting to restrain and monopolize the manufacture of two-part porcelain insulators, federal officials said. Ohio companies to be made defendants officials said are the Findlay Electrical Porcelain company, Findlay; Brunt Tile & Porcelain company, Columbus; Colonial Insulator company, Akron; Davidson Porcelain company, Mogadore; National Electric Porcelain company, Carey and R. Thomas & Sons, East Liverpool. Formal notification thus that they will be made defendants in the proceedings has been sent to the concerns, officials said. |
| Keywords: | Brunt Tile and Porcelain Company : Colonial Insulator Company : Davidson Porcelain Company : Findlay Electric Porcelain Company : Mogadore Insulator Company : National Electric Porcelain Company : R. Thomas & Sons Company |
| Researcher notes: | Davidson was located in East Liverpool. The suit was over the crimped nail patent. |
| Supplemental information: | Articles: 7623, 8512, 8522 Patent: 1,427,953 |
| Researcher: | Elton Gish |
| Date completed: | July 23, 2007 by: Elton Gish; |