Mansfield, Ohio Public Library

For insulator collectors, the best use of the Mansfield, Ohio Public Library is to research the Ohio Brass Company since the company was headquartered in that city.  The library's file on the company includes a three page bibliography on the company and a few of its key people.  The list includes clippings from the local newspapers as well as books owned by the library.  Not included on the list but also available in the library in the Sherman Room are Mansfield High School Yearbooks which contain ads from Ohio Brass in most years from 1921 to 1952.  Perhaps some of the other local yearbooks also contain ads.

When visiting the library, you're not too far from the former headquarters which is now an office building for other concerns but can easily be identified by the Ohio Brass logo made out of limestone that is set into the wall at about the fourth floor.  Former factory works are also nearby.

Below is a slightly reorganized and consolidated listing of the library's bibliography.

General References

Duff, W.A.  History of North Central Ohio.  Volume 1.  (Pages 498-9 deal with Ohio Brass).  Call # 977.1

Moody's Industrials.  1947.  (Page 194 covers the Ohio Brass Co.).  Call #332.6

United Commercial Travellers Twenty-Fourth Annual Convention.  Grand Council of Ohio.  1913.  Call #977.12

Newspaper Clippings

Mansfield - Industries - Ohio Brass Factory (This is the file name)

"Ohio Brass Administration Building Will be Ready Soon."  Mansfield News January 20, 1928: p24:3.

"Qualities of Good Foreman Set Forth by A.D. Lynch in Talk for O.B. Foreman's Club."  Mansfield News Feb. 7, 1928: p3:4:5.

"Metered Mailing Machine Installed in O.B. Offices."  Mansfield News July 28, 1928: p3:2:3:4:5.

"Ohio Brass Co's Beautiful New Office Building Open for Inspection by Employees."  Mansfield News July 28, 1928: p3:2:3:4:5.

"Ohio Brass Foreman 'Go Around the World' with Edes at Meeting Monday." Mansfield News April 2, 1929, p3:2:3.

"Will Attend Mining Meet at Cincinnati."  Mansfield News April 8, 1929: p16:4.

"Mansfield Goods 'Sold Around the World'." Mansfield News April 19, 1929: p32:5.
 

Mansfield - Industries - Ohio Brass & Insulator Co.

"Two Companies in Joint Picnic Sat. Aug. 3."  Mansfield News July 27, 1929: p3:7:8.

"Foreign Orders for Local Firm."  Mansfield News August 21, 1929: p2:4.

"O.B. Men Stage First Meet of Fall."  Mansfield News September 8, 1929: p12:1.

"Records Made by O.B. Firm."  Mansfield News December 3, 1929: p18:4.

"Ohio Brass Salesman from all Parts of the Country are Here for Annual Gathering."  Mansfield News December 13, 1929: p20:1:2.

Mansfield - Industries - Ohio Brass Company

"Ohio Brass Company."  Mansfield D. Shield Nov. 23, 1912.

"First Plant of Ohio Brass Company and Present One."  Mansfield News Journal December 21, 1937.

"Tiny Factory of '88 Thrived, Ohio Brass 50 Years Old Today."  Mansfield News Journal November 18, 1938.

"W.T. Jameson Taken by Death; Ohio Brass Official Dies in Cleveland Hotel on Start of Vacation."  Mansfield News Journal August 25, 1944.

"Firm's Products Help Move People, Power, Minerals."  Mansfield News Journal November 16, 1947.

"O.B. Profit Sets Record."  Mansfield News Journal January 5, 1948.

"Ohio Brass Co., Coordinates Power & Hand-Life Trucks with Roller Conveyers."  Storage Battery Power May 1939: p.12-14.
 

Bibliography of Frank Blymer Black & Family (Ohio Brass Official)

"Black Refund of $613,263 Sets Record."  Mansfield News Journal September 20, 1946.

"Lauds Black's 'Kindliness'." Mansfield News Journal December 22, 1937.

Mansfield News August 3, 1930: 1:4 and 5.

Mansfield News Journal November 24, 1934: p1:2, 12:5.

Mansfield News Journal October 6, 1929: p28:1 and 3.

National Cyclopedia of American Biography.  28: 419-20.  Call # r920.073

"Simplicity Marks Rites for O.B. Head."  Mansfield News Journal December 22, 1937.

"Wins Refund of $618,000."  Mansfield News Journal June 18, 1946.

Who Was Who.  Volume 1: 100.  Call # r920
 

Bibliography of Harry S. Black (Ohio Brass Official)

"Industrial Civic Leader Succumbs; Rites Saturday for Financier." Mansfield News Journal September 10, 1947.

Mansfield Journal June 14, 1932: p1:1.

Mansfield News September 6, 1929: p25: 5 and 6.
 

Bibliography of Charles Kelly King (Ohio Brass Official)

Mansfield News May 1929: p2:2 and 3.

Mansfield News Journal November 24, 1934: p1:2.

Who's Who in Commerce.  Vol. 5: 734.  Call number r920.

Who's Who in America: 1948-49: 1354.  Call number r920.
 

Bibliography of George Livingston Draffan (Ohio Brass Official)

Who's Who in America: 1948-49: 677.  Call number r920.