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IN 1836, Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of
the United States. The Alamo Massacre shocked the world, and
"remember the Alamo" became the slogan of a war. At Millville,
New Jersey, the firm of Scattergood, Booth & Co., from which
Whitall Tatum Company sprung, started the production and fabrication
of green glass. Wars and depression have come and gone and been
forgotten. The name Whitall Tatum Company has become impressed
on the business world as a leader in its industry.
The illustrations on this page show the visible difference brought
about by 100 years of vigorous business leadership. They do not
show, however, the ten decades of accumulated knowledge of the
intricate art of glass fabrication. From a hand operated plant
burning wood for heat, it has become a modern mechanized one
using gas for fuel.
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Air view of the two Whitall Tatum plants at
Millville, N.J., as they appear today. In the
picture on the left can
be seen the immense under cover storage facilities.
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