- Gerstenslager
s and mobile television units.
History
The company started in 1860 as a carriage factory known as the Wehe Company in
Marshallville, Ohio . In 1882 a young blacksmith named George Gerstenslager went to work for the company and by 1904 was the owner andeponym . In 1907 the company moved toWooster, Ohio . In the early 1920s Gerstenslager changed from production of buggies, surreys and wagons tovan bodies and special truck bodies.After
World War II Gerstenslager began producing custom-built mobile units such as Bookmobiles, fire rescue vehicles, dental units, canteens, mobile x-ray units. mobile hospitals and television units used by all the major networks. The company also built vehicles for theUnited States Postal Service . In the early 1950s, Gerstenslager designed five Wienermobiles for theOscar Mayer hot dog producer. In the 1960s the company expanded to make parts for the automotive, truck and agricultural industries.In 1997 Gerstenslager was acquired by Worthington Industries of
Columbus, Ohio . The company then expanded into the past-model auto metal stamping industry.External links
* [http://www.worthingtonindustries.com/Ourcompanies/ProcessedSteel_Gerstenslager.asp Worthington Industries: Gerstenslager]
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