Hale & Kilburn

The Hale & Kilburn company of Philadelphia was a furniture manufacturing company founded by Henry S. Hale and Cheney Kilburn. The Hale & Kilburn company's primary business was the production of railroad car seats for the greatly expanding American railroad companies. The Hale & Kilburn company was sold to J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1911 for $9 million.[1]

Hale & Kilburn factory in Philadelphia

References
  1. Theobald, Mark (2004). "Edward G. Budd Mfg. Co". Coachbuilt. Harold M. Cobb, contributing.
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