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Earlier known as Ohio Blower Co. a manufacturer of industrial fans and
other air handling equipment, they built production bodies for medium priced cars like Jordan, Moon
and Owen-Magnetic. When Moon
went out of business in 1924, Ohio Body reverted to producing air handling equipment.
Ohio Body Co. - ? Ohio + New London, Ohio (19xx-1983)–
built production bodies for Jordan, Gardner and Moon. Packard stylist Werner
H.A. Gubitz worker their prior to his going to Packard. Gubitz arrived
stateside in 1930 from Hamburg Germany and worked at Fleetwood, LeBaron,
deCausse, Dietrich, Peerless, Ohio Body Co. and finally Packard.
The Ohio Body Co., makers of truck trailers moved to
New London, Ohio in 1946. In 1983 the Ohio Body Co. closed and the village
was in very hard times.
Ohio? Ohio Body Co? production body builders of the
1920s built bodies for cars like Moon and other assembled cars. Known to
have built production bodies for the 1925 Moon Series 6-58 Town Sedan.
Ohio Body also marketed a line of replacement bodies for Ford Model T's
in the early to mid 1920s under the trade name "Master" and advertised them
in national automotive trade publications.
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Another firm in that area was the Ohio Body
& Blower Company, which supplied production bodies for several medium-priced
cars including Gardner and Jordan.
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