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The Eastern Company company history timeline

1858

In the summer of 1858, when the hoe shop of Bronson's father Eben burned to the ground, Bronson talked his father into letting him start a malleable iron business on the site.

1887

1887: Encompassing by now several iron works, the company is renamed Naugatauk Malleable Iron Company.

1935

In 1935, Lewis A. Dibble took over the company reins.

1955

They purchased Pattin in 1955 to help assure Eastern's production stability and to secure a profitable product.

1961

The company closed its large Wilmington foundry in 1961 because that facility had mainly served the railroad industry, a sector that was drying up.

In 1961, the company spent a total of $1,084,000 to buy Wilfrid O. White & Sons, Inc. of Boston and Thompson Materials Company of Belleville, New Jersey.

1961: Company is renamed The Eastern Company.

1980

1980: Decade is characterized by sell-offs and reorganization.

1986

Local Steel & Supply was sold in 1986.

1989

Eastern Condiments Private Limited was incorporated in 1989.

1990

Then, in May 1990, the board approved a plan to discontinue its malleable iron business.

1999

India’s most comfortable mattresses – Sunidra – a flagship company of Eastern Group, started production in 1999.

2000

Eberhard's product line was expanded when Eastern acquired two latching products from Hansen International in 2000.

2001

In 2001, Eastern had three major divisions: the industrial hardware group, security products, and metal products.

2018

The Exhaust and Tube Mill Division (Certificate ofCommitment), which is first in Indian Condiments Industry, was received by Mr Adarsh Achuthan on behalf of the Eastern group, in an Award ceremony held on 20th September 2018.

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