The National Screw and Manufacturing Company was incorporated in May of 1889 as the National Screw and Tack Company and operated near East 55th Street and Carnegie Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. It acquired Union Steel and Screw Company in 1908. The company produced woodscrews, machine screws, nuts, and bolts. Prior to World War I, it also turned out electric motors, lamp shades, and motorcycles. Motorcycle production spurred the company into making fasteners for the automobile and aircraft industry, which led to large military contracts during both world wars. In May 1974, National Screw was absorbed by Monogram Industries, Incorporated.
The National Screw and Manufacturing Company Records, 1873-1884 and 1928-1982, consist of a 19th century minute book of the Screw Association, a secret association of three New England screw manufacturers, correspondence relating primarily to the gathering of National Screw's history, drafts of the company's history and miscellaneous papers including newspaper clippings, articles of incorporation for the Bidwell Screw Company, biographies of some company executives, and diagrams of plant layouts.
This collection pertains largely to business history while the minute book provides insight into corporate trust activity.
The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.
The researcher should also consult PG 291 National Screw and Manufacturing Company Photographs and PG 409 National Screw and Manufacturing Company Photographs, Series II.
Processed by Daniel J. Linke in 1987.
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4125 National Screw and Manufacturing Company Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Richard Ingham, 1985.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.