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Franklin W. Olin

@franklinolin

American industrialist and baseball player

Building Western Cartridge Company as Founder · United States

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Lived
1860–1951
Educated at
Cornell University · Cornell University College of Engineering · Cascadilla School

About

Franklin W. Olin (1860–1951) was a baseball player and engineer. They were born in Woodford. They studied at Cornell University.

In context

Western Cartridge Company was founded in 1898 and has no closure on record. Among the 51 other weapons industry companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 78 years.

Contribution

Franklin's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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