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'''National Axle''' was a machine shop on the east side of San Jose.  [http://www.mariposaresearch.net/santaclararesearch/SCBIOS/sclydekyle.html S. Clyde Kyle] was vice-president of the company.  National Axle built its plant on the former Luna Park amusement park site at Berryessa Road and the Old Oakland Road, near North 15th Street, in San Jose.
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According to [http://books.google.com/books?id=YEtPAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA9-PA38&ots=3xH-4x_uEV&dq=%22national%20axle%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA9-PA38#v=onepage&q=%22national%20axle%22%20san%20jose&f=false December 16, 1920 American Machinist], merged in December, 1920 with [[Berger and Carter]] (Hayward), [[Smith Manufacturing]] (San Jose), Wonder Dehydrator (San Francisco), and National Axle( San Jose).  The new company would be called "Berger Fleming and Brown, with main offices in San Jose.  The B&C Machinery factory was going to move to [[Smith Manufacturing]]'s site, while a new plant at National Axle would build dehydrators according to "The Canner] in December 1920.[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b-gxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1535%2C2780543 Some details of the plant] are in an ad run by [[Berger and Carter]] in the August 20, 1920 San Jose Evening News.  The ad documents the $150,000 in equipment being installed in July, 1920.
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by 1927, National Axle's former building was being reused as an industrial incubator<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b0oiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-6MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1893%2C3604940 June 24, 1927 San Jose News]</ref>
 
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Machine shop.  Eastside.  Building to be reused as industrial incubator according to a front page story on
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[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b0oiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-6MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1893%2C3604940 June 24, 1927 San Jose News]
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[http://www.mariposaresearch.net/santaclararesearch/SCBIOS/sclydekyle.html S. Clyde Kyle] was vice-president of the company.
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[[Category:San Jose]]
 
 
[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b-gxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1535%2C2780543 Some details of the plant] are in an ad run by [[Berger and Carter]] in the August 20, 1920 San Jose Evening News.  The ad documents the $150,000 in equipment being installed in July, 1920.
 
 
 
According to [http://books.google.com/books?id=YEtPAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA9-PA38&ots=3xH-4x_uEV&dq=%22national%20axle%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA9-PA38#v=onepage&q=%22national%20axle%22%20san%20jose&f=false December 16, 1920 American Machinist], merged in December, 1920 with [[Berger and Carter]] (Hayward), [[Smith Manufacturing]] (San Jose), Wonder Dehydrator (San Francisco), and National Axle( San Jose).  The new company would be called "Berger Fleming and Brown, with main offices in San Jose.  The B&C Machinery factory was going to move to [[Smith Manufacturing]]'s site, while a new plant at National Axle would build dehydrators according to "The Canner] in December 1920.
 
 
 
National Axle eventually took over the former [http://www.sjpl.org/tags/luna-park-san-jose Luna Park] amusement park to extend their plant.
 

Latest revision as of 05:50, 23 August 2016

Summary
Business

Manufacturer
Active

-1920
Successors

Berger, Fleming and Brown

National Axle was a machine shop on the east side of San Jose. S. Clyde Kyle was vice-president of the company. National Axle built its plant on the former Luna Park amusement park site at Berryessa Road and the Old Oakland Road, near North 15th Street, in San Jose.

According to December 16, 1920 American Machinist, merged in December, 1920 with Berger and Carter (Hayward), Smith Manufacturing (San Jose), Wonder Dehydrator (San Francisco), and National Axle( San Jose). The new company would be called "Berger Fleming and Brown, with main offices in San Jose. The B&C Machinery factory was going to move to Smith Manufacturing's site, while a new plant at National Axle would build dehydrators according to "The Canner] in December 1920.Some details of the plant are in an ad run by Berger and Carter in the August 20, 1920 San Jose Evening News. The ad documents the $150,000 in equipment being installed in July, 1920.

by 1927, National Axle's former building was being reused as an industrial incubator[1]

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1920 Berryessa Road

References