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Bucyrus-Erie Company

December 18, 2019 by

  • 1975 – Purchased the Pittron foundry in Glassport, PA, which it renamed to Bucyrus-Erie Glassport

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Pittron Steel

December 18, 2019 by

  • 1968 – Renamed from Pittsburgh Steel Foundry & Machine Company in October, 1968
  • 1974/1975 – Facilities purchased by Bucyrus-Erie
  • Renamed to Bucyrus-Erie Glassport
  • September 1981 – Closed

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Pittsburgh Steel Foundry & Machine Co.

December 18, 2019 by

  • 1899 – Pittsburgh Steel Foundry opened
  • 1959 – Pittsburgh Steel Foundry becomes a subsidiary of Textron
  • 1968 – Renamed to Pittron in October, 1968

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