Crouse-Hinds Company
Crouse-Hinds Electric Company, a manufacturer of high grade electrical specialties, was established in 1897 in Syracuse, New York. They later shortened their name to Crouse-Hinds Company and beginning in the early 1920s specialized in the manufacture of traffic signals, controllers and accessories. The company name remained in use as a subsidiary of Cooper Industries, however, the traffic signal production ended in 1981 after Cooper sold the traffic products division. It is now a division under Eaton Corporation.[1]
| Fate | Still operating in name only as a subsidiary of Eaton Corporation, however, traffic products division was divested in 1981 |
|---|---|
| Founded | January, 1897 |
| Founder | Huntington Beard Crouse (1872-1943) and Jesse Lorenzo Hinds (1846-1928) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Industrial, explosionproof electrical equipment, instrumentation, commercial products |
Operating divisions
The company's 1980 annual report listed and described the divisions on pages 49-51. Other than Belden (see below) they were:
- Construction Materials Products - Electrical fittings, panelboards, switches, motor starters, control devices, instruments, enclosures, connectors and industrial lighting fixtures.
- Distribution Equipment Products - Load centers, circuit breakers, safety switches, meter sockets and group metering equipment.
- Lighting Products - Indoor/outdoor lighting equipment, aviation ground lighting, obstruction lighting and lighting poles.
- Traffic Control Products - Vehicle and pedestrian traffic signals and controls and vehicle detectors.
- Arrow Hart - Electrical wiring devices, specialty switches and industrial control equipment for commercial and industrial use.(Acquired 1975)[2]
gollark: No, still stupid. Yes, you can not know things and that is fine. But not looking up relevant safety information (or ignoring it? If I remember right, that person was not very receptive to people saying that they were doing stupid things) when doing something you can quite easily recognize as potentially dangerous is stupid.
gollark: I would consider mishandling radioactive material, or trolling about it, very stupid.
gollark: Never underestimate human stupidity.
gollark: Although I don't think they'll let you buy people.
gollark: It's a lower bound. The real figure is probably a lot more.
References
- "Welcome". The Crouse-Hinds Traffic Signal and Controller Collector, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- David N. Keller, Cooper Industries 1833-1983 page 307
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