For Every Room in the House: The Story of Armstrong Cork Co. in Print, Radio and Television
Posted by James McMahon on Dec 15, 2022 in | Comments Off on For Every Room in the House: The Story of Armstrong Cork Co. in Print, Radio and Television In 1860 Thomas Morton Armstrong, a young son of Scots Irish immigrants from Londonderry, in what is now Northern Ireland, used $300 he had saved from his job as a shipping clerk to purchase a small cork-cutting shop in Pittsburgh. The company was originally named for Armstrong’s business partner, John O. Glass, who suddenly died in 1864. Armstrong’s brother Robert purchased Glass’ share and the...read more