Torrington Company
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The Torrington Company was a firm that developed in Torrington, Connecticut
, emerging as a rename from the Excelsior Needle Company. It used a "cold swaging" technique to create sewing machine needles and other needles from cold metal, and was the largest employer in Torrington.
James Alldis was supervisor at the firm during some part of his 30 year career, from 1869-1899.
It was sold to Ingersoll-Rand.
It was purchased in 2003 by the Timken Company
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Torrington, Connecticut
Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region. It is also the core city of the largest micropolitan area in the United States. The city population was 36,383 according to the 2010 census....
, emerging as a rename from the Excelsior Needle Company. It used a "cold swaging" technique to create sewing machine needles and other needles from cold metal, and was the largest employer in Torrington.
James Alldis was supervisor at the firm during some part of his 30 year career, from 1869-1899.
It was sold to Ingersoll-Rand.
It was purchased in 2003 by the Timken Company
Timken Company
The Timken Company is a global manufacturer of bearings, alloy steels, and related components and assemblies.- History :The company was founded by Henry Timken in St. Louis, Missouri in 1899 and incorporated as The Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company. A year earlier, in 1898, Timken got a patent...
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