Maxwell-Briscoe Auto Company
Krell-French Piano Company
Hoosier Manufacturing Company
Legend of the Raintree
The Rose City
100
The Maxwell-Briscoe Auto Company sold what type of product?
Automobiles
100
The company was relocated to New Castle what year?
1902
100
The company made...
portable kitchen cabinets
100
What is a raintree?
an exotic plant/tree
100
What town is known as the Rose City?
New Castle
200
In 1907 the company was the __________ automobile factory in the ____________.
largest;world
200
Two of the owners were related. How were they related?
brothers
200
It was the largest manufacturer of kitchen cabinets in the __________.
World
200
What well known person is thought to have planted the raintree?
Johnny Appleseed
200
Why is it known as the Rose City?
Very special roses were grown here.
300
The company was bought in 1916 by...
The Chrysler Corporation
300
The name of the owners were
Albert, Alexander, and Jesse
300
How many cabinets could a good cabinetmaker make in one day?
Two
300
What do you get if you find the raintree?
Love, luck, and happiness
300
The roses buds were the size of...
goose eggs
400
What company bought the business from the Chrysler corporation?
Metaldyne
400
The company went out of business in what year?
1952
400
When the company got machines to do most of the work how many cabinets were being made a day?
about 700
400
Who wrote about the raintree in a book called "Raintree County?"
Ross Lockridge
400
The roses were a sign of _________. Mink and diamonds were also a sign of this.
wealth
500
Today the business is owned by __________ and they produce _______.
Crown;forklifts
500
What now stands where the piano company used to be?
Modernfold factory
500
How much was the last ad they purchased?
$25,000
500
Where is the raintree located?
No one knows
500
What is the name of the most famous rose?
American Beauty rose
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