HISTORY
| This sign hangs in the main lobby of the Crouse-Hinds Factory in Syracuse, NY. |
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HUNTINGTON BEARD CROUSE |
JESSE LORENZO HINDS |
IN 1897 |
Present Plant in 1937. Built in 1911 at the corner of Wolf and 7th North Streets in Syracuse, New York. |
Water Street Plant in 2007 Me standing in front of the main entrance door. |
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Present Plant in 2007 |
(Left) First traffic signal installed in Syracuse, NY, at the corner of James and State Streets, in 1924 (Right) A view of the same location in 2007 |
| CROUSE-HINDS COMPANY TODAY |
| On December 10, 1980,The Crouse-Hinds Company merged with Belden, a wire and cable manufacturer founded in Chicago in 1902, by Joseph C. Belden. On April 10, 1981 Cooper Industries, with corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas, acquired the combined entity of Crouse-Hinds and Belden. Around 1981 Shortly after Cooper purchased Crouse-Hinds they sold the traffic products divsion to Traffic Control Technologies, of Liverpool, New York. In 1992 Component Products Inc. Purchased the patterns for Crouse-Hinds cabinets, mountings and bases from Traffic Control Technologies. In 1993 Traffic Control Technologies, sold to Peek Traffic Transit of Tallahassee, Florida. |
| Crouse-Hinds Company |
| Founders of the Crouse-Hinds Company |
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Present Plant at the corner of Wolf and 7th North Streets in Syracuse, New York. |
| In 2007 I took a trip to Syracuse, New York to visit the Crouse-Hinds Factory as well as the original plant at 500 Water Street. It was nice to see the original Crouse-Hinds factory still in its original location. Several modifications have been done to the building over the years. |
| Historical information on this page was taken from the Crouse-Hinds 40th Anniversary book from 1937. |