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1940's

Sep 30, 2019, 16:20 PM
Title (Year) : 1940's

Henry MacDonald, Orson Graham, his younger brother Mortimer Graham, Frederick Jones, and William Illig joined the firm. The partnership became known as Gifford, Graham, MacDonald & Illig.

World War II led to an influx of lucrative defense contracts to Erie companies including Hammermill, General Electric (GE), and Lord Corporation.