BROOKVILLE — In February 1947, the Brookville Tool & Die Co. was started by Hallie Stubbs and his son William R. Stubbs.

The business operated as a partnership for 4 years and then was incorporated with the two partners as President and Secretary-Treasurer.

Before opening the Brookville plant, Hallie Stubbs was a tool foreman at Frigidaire and William had worked at the Aeroproducts Company and also at two or three machine shops in Dayton. The plant was located on Linda Street (now Albert Road) in Brookville.

The firm operated as a general tool shop from the beginning and was never a product plant. The plant was especially busy during the Korean War, as many tools were produced here which were used in making war materials.

Some of the firms of this area who used their service were H.F. Hawkins Co., Brookville Lumber Co., Stanhope Products Co., Brookville Products Co., Moraine, Frigidaire, Leland Electric and Chrysler.

The largest piece of equipment in the plant was a Blanchard surface grinder which weighed about 3 tons. That machine turned out several thousands of units of work per day.

The company also had a Warner & Swasey screw machine. Into that machine, bar stock was fed and the machine turned out bolts of various kinds and similar pieces.

In July 1954, William R. (Bill) Stubbs was secretary-treasurer of Brookville Tool & Die and was also president of the Brookville Board of Education.

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