When was briggs and stratton founded

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You can pour it immediately Grandma's Baked Beans My mother has made these beans for years. Briggs filed for Chapter 11 in the U. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Under Chapter 11, a company and its creditors work out a reorganization plan that enables the business to continue to operate.

Briggs, the world's largest manufacturer of small gasoline engines, employs about 5, people worldwide including around 1, in the Milwaukee area.

Years ago, the company had 11, employees just in Wisconsin. The offer would need court approval and could still be topped by another bidder, but for now it's probably "the best outcome they could come up with," said analyst Tom Hayes with Northcoast Research. The private equity firm also said it has entered into an agreement in principle with the United Steelworkers of America for a new collective bargaining agreement for Briggs hourly employees represented by the union in the Milwaukee area.

The agreement would become effective upon completion of the acquisition and reorganization. On Sunday, Briggs' board of directors voted to terminate the group insurance plan for retirees.

Although it was not an overwhelming success, the company had found its niche as a producer of electrical specialties for the booming automobile industry. The business soon took off, becoming by the largest producer of specialty lights, ignitions, regulators, and starting switches in the United States.

In , the company expanded operations into the East Plant, a five story concrete and steel building at 13th and Center Streets in Milwaukee. The production of refrigerators, crystal radios, headsets, radio tuners, and a device called the battery eliminator all were short lived. The company also tried making oil filters, air cleaners, and a series of stamped metal items, including key storage cabinets, soap containers, calendar banks, candy display stands, and coin operated paper towel dispensing cabinets.

That year, with profits soaring, the company discovered another profitable market: the automotive lock business. For the ever-expanding automobile market, the company introduced in the Cushion Action Starter Drive, a new automobile self-starting mechanism that became standard on the Ford V8, Mercury, and Lincoln Zephyr.

Its automotive division also provided supplies to airline, marine, and cabinet manufacturers. In , the company acquired the A. Smith Motor Wheel and the Flyer, a two-passenger buckboard-like vehicle. The Motor Wheel was a gasoline-engine driven wheel, designed for attachment to the rear of a bicycle, thus converting it into a kind of motor cycle. Despite being one of the least expensive automobiles on the road, the Flyer could not compete with the Ford Model T and other popular models.

Only 2, Flyers sold between and In , the Motor Wheel and related items were sold off. The company soon became successful, however, in the engine manufacturing business by producing a stationary version of the Motor Wheel, which could power various kinds of equipment. In , the Model PB engine was introduced, providing a popular and compact power source for washing machines, garden tractors, and lawn mowers. Production in of the overhead valve, horsepower, Model F series engine proved useful for a wide variety of industrial and agricultural equipment, including compressors, generators, and pumps.

This engine remained popular until when the Model WM Washing Machine engine rolled off the assembly line. The washing machine business was the company's major market for engines until the Second World War. Founders Stephen Briggs and Harold Stratton had differing views on the market potential for outboard motors.

Stratton was against diversifying the company's products. Briggs, on the other hand, was enthusiastic, and he formed a new company, Outboard Motors Corp. Briggs served as chairman and Evinrude as president. Success as a producer of electrical specialties and small engines proved a boon for the company's fortunes during World War II.