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41Pacific Fur Company — The Pacific Fur Company was founded June 23, 1810, in New York City. Half of the stock of the company was held by the American Fur Company, owned exclusively by John Jacob Astor, and Astor provided all of the capital for the enterprise. The other …
42Schwinn Bicycle Company — The Schwinn Bicycle Company was founded by Ignaz Schwinn in Chicago in 1895 and became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles through most of the 20th century. Its rise demonstrates sound business principles, and its fall, despite… …
43Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company — The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR or W MR) was a private railway company that operated a line between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near Palmerston North in the Manawatu. Its successful operation …
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45Star Motor Company — This article is about the British automobile. To see the article on the American Star Car Company, go to Star (automobile). The Star Motor Company was a British car and commercial vehicle maker based in Wolverhampton and active from 1898 to… …
46Acme Bread Company — Infobox Company company name = Acme Bread Company company vector company type = Private genre = foundation = 1983 founder = Steve Sullivan location city = Berkeley, California location country = USA origins = key people = Steve Sullivan, Founder… …
471st London Field Company Royal Engineers — The 1st London Field Company, Royal Engineers (Territorial Force) was a Territorial engineer unit of the British Army active during the Great War.On formation in 1908 it was part of 56th (1st London) Division.The company was based in Bethnal… …
48East India Company — East India Companies English, French, and Dutch chartered trading companies, in each case dating to the seventeenth century. In the case of the Netherlands, the Vereenigde Oostindische Compaagnie (VOC) was chartered in 1602 to govern and… …
49Yorkshire Engine Company — The Yorkshire Engine Company (YEC) was a small independent locomotive manufacturer in Sheffield, England. The Company was formed in 1865 and continued to produce locomotives and carry out general engineering work until 1965. Mainly known for… …
50North Shore Bus Company — The North Shore Bus Company operated public buses in Queens, New York City, United States. It was established in 1920 as the successor to the New York and North Shore Traction Company trolley system, and operated until 1947 when it went bankrupt …
