Sanderson was an English company who began making steel in the us after buying sweet iron works in1876. Here are some quotes I found in the subject. I'm still looking for who or what WB is.
"A number of steel companies have operated in Syracuse, maintaining Crucible's intellectual property and patents.
[7] In 1870, William A. Sweet founded the Sweet Iron Works. Sanderson Brothers of Sheffield, England, bought the Sweet Iron Works for U.S. production in 1876, renaming the
steelworksSanderson. In 1900, Sanderson's Syracuse steelworks merged into the Crucible Steel Company of America.
[13] In 1946 the Sanderson and Halcomb steelworks were renamed the Sanderson-Halcomb Works, later becoming the Syracuse Works of Crucible Steel. In 1968, Crucible became Colt's Crucible Specialty Metals Division. Colt consolidated its basic-materials group into the Crucible Materials Corporation in 1983.
Sanderson Brothers and CompanyEdit
1776: The Naylor and Sanderson Steel Mill was established in Sheffield, England, and began producing tool steel with the crucible method.
[13] By 1873 it was trading as Sanderson Brothers and Company, and using a gas-fired-crucible melting furnace.
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In 1876 Sanderson Brothers and Company bought Sweet Iron Works, which had been established in 1870 in Syracuse.
[17] Sheffield was known for its hard, durable steel, and Syracuse was known for its hard steel. Contemporary U.S. tariffs gave Sanderson an incentive for a U.S. operation.
[8] In 1878, Sanderson had $450,000 in capital and the following officers: Robert B. Campbell of New York, president; Samuel William Johnson of New York, secretary and William A. Sweet of Syracuse, general manager.
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In 1900, thirteen crucible-steel manufacturing companies formed the Crucible Steel Company of America. Sanderson divested itself of its American operation, offering 500,000 shares of stock for $50 million.
[15][18]Crucible's fifth annual report (published in 1905) showed debts of $3.6 million, $2.4 million less than the year before."
