Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.

rdf:langString Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.

rdf:langString Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.

rdf:langString Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.

rdf:langString Sold to Textron in 1961

rdf:langString in Buffalo, New York, United States

rdf:langString Plant oils, Shipping

rdf:langString *Spencer Kellogg * Howard Kellogg *Morris Kellogg *Donald Kellogg.

rdf:langString Linseed oil, Soybean oil and Castor oil

rdf:langString Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. was founded by Spencer Kellogg in 1912 in Buffalo, New York. Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. operated a linseed oil mill, oil was extracted from flax seeds. Later castor oil and other oils were added to the product line. Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. became the largest manufacturer of Soybean oil, castor oil, linseed oil and other oils. Spencer Kellogg & Sons had coconut oil plant in Manila and a tung oil plant in Hankow, China. The products were shipped by truck and rail. As they grew, products were shipped by steamships. They founded a subsidiary, Kellogg Steamship Corporation, which purchased their first ship in 1934 the, SS Elizabeth Kellogg 5,189-ton tanker ship. Spencer Kellogg learned the linseed oil trade from his grandfather, Supplina Kellogg, who started his trade in 1824 the Mohawk Valley, in Amsterdam, New York. Spencer Kellogg sons work at Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.: Howard Kellogg, Morris Kellogg, and Donald Kellogg. Spencer Kellog and his wife, Jane Morris, also had four daughters, Elizabeth, Gertrude, Ruth, and Doris. Howard Kellogg became president of Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. in 1922. Spencer Kellogg & Sons Buffalo Terminal Buffalo was located south of the Prenatt Street rail tracks. The Terminal had bulk storage of linseed oil in large tanks. Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc had an oilseed processing plant, pier & transit warehouse in Edgewater, New Jersey. Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. were active in supporting the World War II effort. In 1961 the company was sold to Textron.

rdf:langString Sold toTextronin 1961