- The
Giant Powder Company was an
explosives manufacturing company which operated from the mid 19th
century through the
first half of the 20th century, located...
- the US by the
Giant Powder Company of San Francisco, California,
whose founder had
obtained the
exclusive rights from
Nobel in 1867.
Giant was eventually...
- the
California Powder Works in
Santa Cruz, California. He
called his
invention "Hercules
powder", a
competitive jab at
rival Giant Powder Company which...
-
dynamite in the U.S.
occurred in the canyon; on
March 19, 1868, the
Giant Powder Company began production at its
first manufacturing plant,
under exclusive...
-
consisted of, respectively, 350 tons of
giant powder (blasting
powder based on dynamite), 150 tons of
black powder, and a
large quantity of dynamite. Several...
-
former explosives factories; the
largest of
these was
operated by the
Giant Powder Company,
which was
relocated to this
relatively remote spot following...
- Berkeley. The
Giant Powder Company was the
first company in
America to
produce dynamite.
Giant Powder Company's main rival,
Hercules Powder Company, was...
-
superintendent of the
California Powder Works in
Santa Cruz. He
called his
invention "Hercules
powder", a
competitive jab at
rival Giant Powder Company, as the mythological...
- films. Some of her more
famous dances have
involved a
carousel horse, a
giant powder compact, a
filigree heart and a
clawfoot bathtub with a
working shower...
- Hercules.
Atlas Powder Company and
Hercules competed with
DuPont in the
manufacture of
dynamite and
black powder. It
purchased Giant Powder Company in 1915...