Sunday, February 14, 2016

Handle Manufacturer of the Past, American Handle Co.

American Handle Co. was located in the Southside industrial area of Richmond, VA, and was in business through at least 2001. Their handles were branded "Owl".


  

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  2. Label on Box looks just like Railway Handle Corp. Label So that will lead me to think on in the same.

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  3. Railway Handle Corp. was located in Kenbridge, Virginia and was closed in the 1990's due to stricter environmental regulations being too costly to implement.This according to Odis Little, plant manager at the time.

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  5. Two other handle defunct handle companies from the 1990s were
    Savannah Handle Corp. (Savannah, Tennessee) and Beamer Handle Co., Inc. (Van Buren, Missouri). Both were owned by David Keathley.

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