Troy in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hobart Brothers Company

Hobart - 100 Years of Innovation

— 1917- 2017 —

Hobart Brothers Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2017

1. Hobart Brothers Company Marker

Inscription. Our History Founded on March 24, 1917 by C.C. Hobart, his wife Ella and sons, Charles, Edward and William, Hobart Brothers Company was built on C.C.’s interest and experience in manufacturing. He had worked for the Edison Electrical Illuminating Company in Middletown, OH, and in the founding of Hobart Electrical Company, where the company produced electrical generators for paper mills.

Hobart Brothers Company focused its early manufacturing efforts on the production of automotive shop equipment, such as battery chargers. and introduced its first arc welder in 1925 to support the U.S. Armed Forces. Shortly after, in 1930, it founded Hobart Trade School. now the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology. Hobart General Power emerged as part of the company in the 1940s, focusing on the design and development of generators for starting large aircraft.

1937 marked the first production of welding stick electrodes, which the company still produces today. Between 1956 and 2010, the company added solid, flux-cored and metal-cored welding wires, along with hardfacing, stainless steel and aluminum filler metals to its product line by way of in-house formulations and the acquisition of several external filler metal brands.

Hobart Brothers was family owned and operated until being purchased by

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Illinois Tool Works (ITW) in 1996.

The Troy Community Supporting the Troy community has always been a priority for the Hobart family and Hobart Brothers Company. The Hobart Arena, Troy High School football stadium and Treasure Island boathouse are among key contributions. The company also continues to support key programs in Troy, including the Hobart Community Kitchen, Lincoln Community Center, United Way and Junior Achievement.

Erected 2017 by the Troy Foundation Hobart Brothers The City of Troy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 40° 2.877′ N, 84° 12.699′ W. Marker is in Troy, Ohio, in Miami County. It is on Dixie Highway (County Road 25A), on the right when traveling north. marker is at the "Lock 12" site, next to the levee, on the west bank of the Great Miami River. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 409 N Elm St, Troy OH 45373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Miami and Erie Canal (here, next to this marker); Historic Lock 12 (a few steps from this marker); Col. Nancy J. Currie (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2017

2. Hobart Brothers Company Marker

full view of marker, in front of Lock 12 of the Miami & Erie Canal

Troy Airfield Directional Marker (approx. ¼ mile away); You Are On The Buckeye Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Assembly Barn in the Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.

Additional commentary.
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In 2017, Hobart Brothers Company celebrated a milestone few companies have the tenacity and endurance to reach- its 100th anniversary. The forward-thinking of the company’s founders laid the foundation for its success throughout the industrial age, war time and into the present – and the dedication and innovation of its employees continue to drive that success toward the future. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted June 21, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2017

3. Hobart Brothers Company Marker

marker is at center

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2017

4. Hobart Brothers Company Marker

detail of picture on marker, Hobart products

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 20, 2017

5. Hobart Brothers Company Marker

Detail of picture on marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, June 16, 2017

6. Hobart Brothers Company Marker

reconstructed "foot print" of Lock #12

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,128 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 17, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 5. submitted on June 21, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 6. submitted on May 17, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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