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Garratt-Callahan company history timeline

1904

1904 : Edward C. Garratt and John Callahan form the Garratt-Callahan Company in Seattle, Washington

1904 : “Magic Boiler Preservative” was introduced to the Sioux Line Railroad.

1907

1907 : The Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines order 720 drums of “Magic”.

1915

1915 : The company paid its first dividend.

1926

1926 : The Florida Boom collapsed and a real depression hit the Country hard.

1930

1930 : The Railroads “Dieselized” cutting out the use of steam and cutting company sales which were running, at the time, 200 barrels a month.

1932

1932 : Ed Garratt passed away and A.H. Baker became president with John Callahan as Vice-President.

1942

1942 : The company was split by two stock holder groups into the Garratt-Callahan company of Illinois and the Garratt-Callahan Company of California.

1960

1960 : Garratt-Callahan Company of Illinois and the Garratt-Callahan Company of California were reconciled into one national company.

1981

In 1981 G-C Lubricants Company was spun off from Garratt Callahan as an independent business and moved to San Carlos CA. All manufacturing is done at the facility in San Carlos where it continues to operate today while enjoying the on-going stewardship and resources of The Garratt Callahan Company.

2022

© 2022 G-C Lubricants Company.

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Founded
1904
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Burlingame, CA
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Edward Garratt,John Callahan
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