Photo 45-MST-24

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Looks likr Greif Packaging? on Warmington Ave. Navarre/Massillon,Ohio

Yes, this is Greif Massillon, 787 Warmington Rd SW, Navarre. It was newly built in this photo.

In 1877, William Greif and Albert Vanderwyst opened a cooperage shop, “Vanderwyst and Greif,” in Cleveland, Ohio making barrels. They specialized in bitumen lined barrels. By 1908 they were the largest cooperage in the world and were making steel barrels. In 1951 the headquarters moved to Delaware, Ohio. They still make lined steel and fiber drums.

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