Industry | Manufacturing |
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Founded | 1845 |
Founder | Henry Rossiter Worthington |
Defunct | 1967 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | Studebaker-Worthington |
Headquarters | United States |
The Worthington Corporation was a diversified American manufacturer that had its roots in Worthington and Baker, a steam pump manufacturer founded in 1845. In 1967 it merged with Studebaker and Wagner Electric to form Studebaker-Worthington. This company was in turn acquired by McGraw-Edison in 1979.