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  1. American Crane Corporation is an American manufacturer of construction cranes based in Wilmington, North Carolina. It manufacturers lattice boom crawler cranes with capacities ranging from 50 to 275 tons. The American Crane Corporation was founded in 1882 as the Franklin Manufacturing Company, and in 1892 the name changed to American Hoist ...

  2. Jan 29, 2022 · The "Amhoist" name first came into use in the early 1960s, matching the change in the company's stock listing, from AmHoist&Derrick (or AmHoist&Der), to the simplified "Amhoist." The stock listings in the Chicago Tribune changed in early April 1962, but the listings in the Minneapolis newspapers, under the heading of "Local Stocks" did not change until February 1965.

  3. Jul 16, 2016 · Then came the national oil crisis of the 1980s. American Hoist and Derrick spun off in various directions, with its crane manufacturing and design division landing in Wilmington, N.C., under the ...

  4. Feb 9, 2010 · Year Ended: 1985. Founded by: American Manufacturing Company. Historic Function: Industrial site. Begun as The American Manufacturing Company, the company changed its name to American Hoist and Derrick Company in 1892. American Hoist & Derrick began in 1885, and the company became international in 1905 with the construction of Yokohama Warehouse.

  5. Not sure exactly what year the name changed, but I know for sure that it was called American Hoist & Derrick by 1978. I worked in a small foundry that used to make parts for them and although many of the patterns we used were marked IBH, we sold and delivered them to American Hoist & Derrick. AH&D was located on the same premises. Reply Delete

  6. Nov 20, 2023 · In 1954, Hetteen Hoist and Derrick changed the company’s name to Polaris Industries. At about this time, the three men began developing a snow machine. They were looking for a way to bring supplies to camp on the Norwest Angle, the northmost point of Minnesota. The three men worked together to engineer their first machine.

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  8. Major construction projects such as the Panama Canal and Mount Rushmore used cranes from American Hoist & Derrick. [5] American Hoist & Derrick reached 467 on the Fortune 500 list with a total revenue of $464.2 million. [6] American Crane Corporation. In 1985 American Hoist & Derrick changed its name to Amdura. Also in that year a group of ...