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Toledo Woodhead Springs

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1937 Frank Woodhead, brother of Jonas, resigned from Jonas Woodhead and Sons. He then registered the company, closely competing with his brother's firm[1]

1937 Private company.

1950 Company made public. Close cooperation with Eaton Manufacturing Co of USA, licensors of a grooved section leaf spring, would be maintained. [2]

1961 Suspension equipment manufacturers. 400 employees. [3]

1969 Toledo Woodhead Springs accepted offer from Jonas Woodhead and Sons in preference to lower offer from Armstrong Equipment. Toledo owned 60 percent of Tolwood Multifasteners[4]

See Also

Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, Oct 20, 1969
  2. ↑ The Times Nov. 20, 1950
  3. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  4. ↑ The Times, 6 November 1969
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