Spicer Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automotive parts, including the Spicer

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, invented by Clarence W. Spicer.

History

Starting in April 1904, Spicer's patented joint was initially manufactured through an arrangement with the Potter Printing Press Company in

Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a City (New Jersey), city in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Nicknamed "The Queen City",

. Spicer incorporated the Spicer Universal Joint Manufacturing Company in May 1905, shortening the name to Spicer Manufacturing Company in 1909. In 1910, the company relocated to a site adjacent to the

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and Bound Brook in

South Plainfield, New Jersey South Plainfield is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in northern Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is situated on the border with Union County, New Jersey, Union County in the Raritan Riv ...

. Charles A. Dana joined the company in 1914 and renamed it the Dana Corporation in 1946. Production of universal joints was moved to a new plant in Toledo, Ohio, between 1926 and 1928. The plant in South Plainfield was sold in 1930 and subsequently occupied by a number of different manufacturers, most recently Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. The plant was documented by the

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in 2006 prior to its demolition in 2007-08.

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