Founding Hale, Kilburn, & Co. was organized in 1867 by Warren Hale,
Cheney Kilburn, two of Hale's sons and Artemus Kilburn, brother of Cheney Kilburn. It was incorporated as the Hale & Kilburn Manufacturing Company in 1876 with Cheney Kilburn serving as its first president and Warren Hale serving as vice president. Warren Hale's son,
Henry S. Hale, became president after him.
J.P. Morgan Bud& Co. The Hale & Kilburn company was sold to
J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1911 for $9 million.
American Motor Body Company The Hale & Kilburn company was reorganized in 1920 as the American Motor Body Company, a corporation founded by the
American Can Company to merge Hale & Kilburn and the Wadsworth Manufacturing Company (
Detroit, Michigan). In 1923,
Charles M. Schwab purchased the American Motor Body Company. In 1926, the American Motor Body Corporation and its Safeway Six-Wheel subsidiary were sold to the
American Car and Foundry Company. ==References==