Growth, Diversification, and a Longstanding Tradition of Family Values
The Industrial Revolution
Two Wars and The Great Depression
Post-War Era
Growth, Expansion & Diversification
Moving Forward
The Industrial Revolution
The American Industrial Revolution was well underway. The year was 1895. And in the quiet northwestern New Jersey town of Asbury, an important American enterprise was born.
Harry M. Riddle founded what is today Asbury Carbons, Inc. He became a hard worker at an early age, doing chores on the family farm, and then walking some five miles to work at a general store. By the time he was 24, he was part owner of two general stores, one in Asbury, New Jersey, and another located in the nearby village of Hampton. He was also Asbury's postmaster. However, he had much greater ambitions, and Click for details>>