![]() and in 17 other countries, mostly through industrial distributors that sell to foundries and small machine shops. You’ll find the other locally made product in Williams’ tool section – a grinding wheel dresser made by the Desmond Stephan Manufacturing Company, which has been in continuous operation in Urbana since 1898.ĭesmond Stephan, touting the only complete line of wheel dressers, markets across the U.S. “It would be a tragedy to allow the Marvin name and quality reputation to disappear.” Marvin’s summer line of window screens formed the perfect complement to Frost King’s winterizing products, Mel Gerstein, Thermwell president, said. Richard Van Buskirk of Williams Hardware with a Desmond Stephan grinding wheel dresser. And Thermwell has since purchased additional property for future expansion. Marvin in January 2008, reopened the Urbana facility and put the plant’s laid off employees back to work. of New Jersey, maker of Frost King weatherstripping and insulation products. Then along came Thermwell Products Co., Inc. Due to supply problems for the heaters, the facility shut down. The company started out making lightweight window fans before introducing metal rail adjustable screens in 1936, screen window fans in 1945 and later space heaters. Marvin, founded in 1915 by William Marvin Johnson, closed its doors. “We sell more than we ever have,” White said.Īnd just seven years ago, W.B. ![]() They’re also available at the Urbana Walmart store. Marvin’s general manager, said that in the past year the Urbana plant has produced more than a million of the screens in various sizes for national and international markets and retailers that include Home Depot, Lowe’s, True Value, Kmart, Ace and Big Lots. Until then, adjustable window screens made by W.B.
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