founded in 1898 – 1944
East Alton, Illinois
Cartridges made by Western are stamped WCC
- 1886 Franklin W. Olin received an engineering degree from Cornell University
- 1892 one of several investors in the Equitable Powder Company in East Alton, Illinois
- 1893 they made blasting powder for coal mining in southern Illinois
- 1898 Olin formed Western Cartridge Company
– manufactured rifle powder and shotgun shells - 1900 Union Cap and Chemical Company (UCC)
– formed with the Austin Cartridge Company (Ohio) - 1907 purchased the Alliance Cartridge Company
- forerunner of the Olin Corporation (1944)
- 1931 Western Cartridge Company acquired the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
- 1935 formed Winchester-Western
- World War II produced 3 billion rounds of ammunition
- 1944 Olin businesses were brought together as Olin Industries, Inc.
Western Cartridge Company
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