The History of American Standard,9780945903482

The History of American Standard

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ISBN13: 9780945903482
ISBN10: 0945903480
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher(s): Write Stuff Enterprises Inc
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Summary

The history of American Standard flows from the stories of two manufacturing giants indispensable to the world's health and welfare. In 1929, the American Radiator Company and Standard Sanitary Corporation, merged to form American Standard. Today, with 44,000 employees. American Standard has become a multinational manufacturer and distributor of plumbing, air conditioning and automotive products. Through innovations and acquisitions, American Standard, headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, continues to set industry standards that improve the way we live.

Table of Contents

Introduction vi
Foreword viii
Dan Quayle
Acknowledgments x
American Radiator-The First Heat Wave
12(14)
The Rise of Standard Sanitary
26(10)
Joining Forces-AR&SS Survives the Depression
36(14)
The War Years
50(10)
Retooling for Peace
60(10)
The Booming Fifties
70(10)
Transformation-A Decade of Expansion
80(14)
George Westinghouse and the Air Brake
94(14)
Back to Basics
108(10)
A Perfect Fit
118(8)
Trane
126(10)
Fighting Back-The DFT Revolution
136(20)
Notes to Sources 156(10)
Index 166

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