Hooven-Owens-Rentschler
Hooven, Owens, Rentschler Company, Hamilton
Fourth and Heaton Streets
The Hooven, Owens, Rentschler Company was incorporated in January, 1882.  The company was organized by J.C. Hooven who prior to 1877 was involved in the agricultural implement business in Hamilton. 
Hooven, Owens, Rentschler Corliss Engine Works
Hooven had been the designer of the Monarch portable engine and the Monarch Thresher.  Hooven, Owens, Rentschler became famous for the production of Corliss engines among other things. In later years the company became a subsidiary of the General Machinery Corporation, merging with Niles Tool Works in 1928.
Hooven, Owens, Rentschler Plant, 1902

Exterior of the foundry ruined by the 1913 Flood

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