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Industrial Products
| Picture | Business Name | Location | Owner/Operator | Dates of Operation | Comments: |
| Bilmar Industrial Products | W. 6th St. between Highland & Hayes | Joe
Marchlik Bill Bridge currently John Marchlik |
c. 1961 - Present | "Bilmar Industrial Products, started about 1961 by my grandfather Joe Marchlik and partner Bill Bridge, the "Bil-" in "Bilmar". Joe formerly worked for John Bridge & Sons. My uncle John Marchlik still runs it at its original location on West 6th St., between Highland & Hayes."
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| John Bridge Sons, Inc. | 9th & Pennell St. TR4-6204 |
Gary Watkins | 1880 - Present (2006) | "My name is Gary Watkins owner and great grandson of John Bridge Sons Inc. The company established in 1880 and still operating today at the Pennell Street location.
Originally a manufacture of Leather products now target the industrial mechanical power transmission and material handling business." Thanks to |
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| Fisher Tank | 4th & Booth St. | Joseph B.
Fisher, founder (d. 12/11/2004)
Some known employees: Richard (Dick) Lyons, truck driver, (1970-1998) |
1948 - Present | "My
Dad was a truck driver there for 30 yrs. I think they are just a steel
industry now. I know they have a welding dept. and they are all about
steel to build the tanks (like at Sun). After my Dad retired 4 yrs ago,
they did away with the truck drivers."
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