National Axle

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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 eventually took over the former Luna Park amusement park to extend their plant.

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

References