Franklin Balmar
Franklin Balmar Corporation was a fabrication company in Woodberry, Baltimore, Maryland. It was a subcontractor for the Manhattan Project.[1]
History
[edit]It was incorporated in 1917 as the Franklin Railway Supply Company. In 1954 they moved their N. A. Strand Division from Chicago to Baltimore.[2] They diversified into the aerospace sector making the aluminum skin for airplanes.[3][4]
In 1967, Aero-Chatillon Corporation purchased a controlling stake of the company.[5] In 1969, with Franklin-Balmar remaining a division, Aero-Chatillon became Macrodyne-Chatillon Corporation through a merger with Macrodyne, Inc. and Shinn Industries, Inc.,[6] which became Macrodyne Industries in 1974.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Secrets emerge in Woodberry's industrial park". The Baltimore Sun. May 2, 1994. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Franklin Balmar Corp. Moves Facilities Here". The Baltimore Sun. March 10, 1967. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Franklin Balmar Seeks Aerospace Work". The Baltimore Sun. March 10, 1967. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Franklin Balmar". Railway Age. 1965.
- ↑ A. Davis Brashears, Jr. (February 8, 1967). "FRANKLIN FIRM CONTROL IS SOLD: Aero-Chatillon Gets 85% Of Company Stock". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "AERO-CHATILLON MERGER IS O.K.'D: Franklin Balmar's Parent Gets Two In Merger". The Baltimore Sun. March 29, 1969. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Directory of obsolete securities. Financial Information, Incorporated. p. 15. 1991.