Arvin

In 1919 Q.G. Noblitt started the Indianapolis Air Pump Company which was incorporated in 1921 as the "Indianapolis Pump and Tube Company". Owners Q.G. Noblitt, Frank H. Sparks and Albert Redmond who pooled $ 3000 and leased an empty grocery store off Kentucky Avenue in Indianapolis. In 1923, Noblitt and Sparks bought out Redmond and moved the company to Greenwood in Johnson County. By that time, the company was selling the Arvin Heater as a big seller because most cars were bought without heaters. The Arvin heater was named after Richard "Hood" Arvin, a traveling salesman who built and patented the original heater. Noblitt and Sparks bought Arvin's interest in the heater and kept the name; it was short, easy to pronounce and showed up at the beginning of most alphabetical directories.

In 1950, Noblitt-Sparks changed its name to Arvin Industries, Inc. Then at 17th & Central Columbus, Indiana. In 2000, Arvin Meritor, Inc., a leading global automotive supplier, is created by the merger of Meritor Automotive Inc., and Arvin Industries Inc.

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In 1919 Q.G. Noblitt started the Indianapolis Air Pump Company which was incorporated in 1921 as the "Indianapolis Pump and Tube Company". Owners Q.G. Noblitt, Frank H. Sparks and Albert Redmond who pooled $ 3000 and leased an empty grocery store off Kentucky Avenue in Indianapolis. In 1923, Noblitt and Sparks bought out Redmond and moved the company to Greenwood in Johnson County. By that time, the company was selling the Arvin Heater as a big seller because most cars were bought without heaters. The Arvin heater was named after Richard "Hood" Arvin, a traveling salesman who built and patented the original heater. Noblitt and Sparks bought Arvin's interest in the heater and kept the name; it was short, easy to pronounce and showed up at the beginning of most alphabetical directories.

In 1950, Noblitt-Sparks changed its name to Arvin Industries, Inc. Then at 17th & Central Columbus, Indiana. In 2000, Arvin Meritor, Inc., a leading global automotive supplier, is created by the merger of Meritor Automotive Inc., and Arvin Industries Inc.

Subject ID: 22574

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