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Union Red and Gold 100 x 6 | UNION EXPLOSIVES 100 X 6 - Dark red with gold letters, UNION EXPLOSIVES BLASTING CAPS 100 No. 6, manufactured by Union Explosives Co., Clarksburg, W.Va, 1 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/2 in., crimped bottom, ca. 1920-1930 [The Union Explosives Co., Clarksburg, W. Va., was organized in November 1920 with a capital of $500,000 to consolidate the Long Powder & Supply Co., Empire Powder Corporation, Ashcraft Transfer Co. and Pennsylvania Powder Co. It operated the plants of the different companies at LeRoy, N. Y.; Easton, Pa.; Rochester, N. Y.; Morgantown and Wilsonburg, W. Va. Company headquarters were at Clarksburg. J. Edgar Long was president and treasurer, and John A. Washington was vice-president and secretary. On September 22, 1930, the Black Diamond Powder Co., Peerless Explosives Co. and Union Explosives Co. were merged and incorporated in Delaware as the Peerless-Union Explosives Corp. In 1932 the Peerless-Union Explosives Corp. was purchased by the Atlas Powder Co.] | Original Image |
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