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Pittway

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The phrase used in the source is "...Port Authority Transit took over its people-carrying business in a condemnation proceeding...." That would seem to imply that the divestment was involuntary, but need better citation to get a clearer
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It relocated its headquarters to Chicago in 1967. In 1967, the company was renamed to Pittway Corporation. Later, Pittway became best known as a manufacturer and distributor of the
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operating company to a diversified concern running multiple businesses. Pittway completed its divestment out transportation in 1964 through sale of trolley operations to the
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brand of home smoke alarms, professional fire and burglar alarms, and other security systems, and as a real estate firm. It also owned the fire alarm companies
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By 1968, the company's vice-chairman was C. D. Palmer, who was also the senior executive based in the company's former home town of Pittsburgh.
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for the operations. The demise of the trolley operations could likely be attributed to the rise in personal car purchases.
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were the dominant consumer smoke alarm manufacturers. At that time, Pittway units were distributed by
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best known as a manufacturer and distributor of professional and consumer fire and burglar alarms.
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as a play to expand the breadth of their business in its home and building control unit.
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fine against Pittway for selling smoke detectors which were themselves fire hazards.
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filler company, Alarm Device Manufacturing Co., and Industrial Publishing Co.
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Among the company's acquisitions in the 1960s were Barr-Stalfort Co., an
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Proposed in December 1999 and completed in February 2000,
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became president, after having worked as an executive at
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Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh 155: 142: 134: 101: 72: 59: 51: 41: 24: 1154:Honeywell Uranium Hexafluoride Processing Facility 514: 512: 493:"History of Pittway Corporation – FundingUniverse" 441:"Households should be "child-proofed" for safety" 204:, also played a significant part in the company. 236:In the 1970s, specifically in 1977, Pittway and 347: 1254:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2000 378: 376: 374: 345: 343: 341: 339: 337: 335: 333: 331: 329: 327: 629: 8: 415:"More smoke than fire in home alarm market?" 208:was previously the company's vice-chairman. 19: 1284:Manufacturing companies established in 1967 882: 684: 636: 622: 614: 408: 406: 404: 18: 1259:Holding companies disestablished in 2000 1218:List of Honeywell products and services 292: 272: 1005:Performance materials and technologies 895:Airplane Information Management System 305:Mowatt, Raoul V. (September 9, 2001). 1264:Holding companies established in 1967 522:. FundingUniverse.com. 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Index

Public
Net income
Subsidiaries
holding company
Neison Harris
Gillette
trolley
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Irving B. Harris
Leo Guthart
aerosol cans
First Alert
Fire-Lite
Notifier
General Electric
Sears
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Honeywell



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