HARBISON-WALKER Handbook of Refractory Practice 2005
2020-2-26 · The refractories company known as Harbison-Walker opened on March 7, 1865, as the Star Fire Brick Company. The firm was founded by J.K. Lemon, a Pitts-burgh entrepreneur who hoped to build a fortune on America’s growing demand for refractory brick following the Civil War. In 1866, Lemon hired Samuel Pollock Harbison as a part-time bookkeeper.
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