
Bf sturtevant company. The history of americas first fan company bfsturtevant co. The years from 1860 to 1989 are covered. The plant was located near the present government center area. The westinghouse electric corp.
In 1988 the howden group acquired davidson co which included sturtevanthowden closed the division in 1989 but sold the sturtevant silentvane fan linethe first backwardly curved fanto acme engineering and manufacturing corp. The history of the bf. Asbestos manufacturers and distributors. Sturtevant company hereinafter called the petitioner and the sturtevant aeroplane company a subsidiary corporation were entitled to be taxed on the basis of their consolidated invested capital and consolidated net income for the year ending june 30 1920.
Opinion for bf sturtevant co. And its successor the sturtevant division of westinghouse is presented as an historical overview. Acme dropped the sturtevant name. The company was founded in 1860 in boston by inventor benjamin franklin sturtevant born 1833 in norridgewock mainedied 1890 in boston.
Whether the petitioner the b. 1867 james howden introduces a furnace mechanical draught system which uses a steam turbine driven axial flow fan. Massachusetts hair felt co 122 f2d 900 brought to you by free law project a non profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. Sturtevant the founder of the company which constructed fans was a maine shoemaker of inventive geniushe had devised a machine to shave a ribbon of wood from a log form it into pegs and drive them into shoes.
Is a defendant in asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits where claimants allege that their health problems including death were a direct result from exposure to asbestos containing products manufactured or distributed by bf sturtevant co. The company at first manufactured wooden pegs used in shoemakingthe process created much sawdust and sturtevant invented a mechanical fan that was effective at keeping the work area sawdust.