Famous LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS Manufactured in East Smethport!

1961:  Nannen Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat Factory

photo credit:  William Nannen Collection
H. O. Nannen & Sons
Smethport  PA plant/mkr baseball bat billets for H and B
Louisville Slugger sold to H & B 1964

Allegheny Hardwood for Colue
(Les Wartes and Don Perrein)- sold
to W. S. Nannen (Smethport Hardwood) 1964
sold to Hammermill 1966 L/m sold to Jim Duffy 1972

W. O. Nannen and Sons Ball Bat Blank Manufacturing Plant
East Smethport, PA. (round tank burner - fore-ground)-
ground)-Sold to Hillerich and Bradsby in 1964

Center - Allegheny Hardwood Lumber Co Inc. -
owned by Cleo Wharton and Don Perrin.-
later purchased by William G. Nannen 1965 / sold to
Hammermill Paper Co. 1967

Houghton Chem.

Russ Houghton-Olean cont.
Rear- Acetone plant -purchased by Hyman Goodman
for salvage yard.  Later purchased by Allegheny Hardwood Labor.
Then to W. G. Nannen and to Hammermill Paper-
Served by Penna R. R.- Bats to Louisville, Ky.
Picture taken by Joshua Putnam in rented helicopter
from fair grounds. Now all Jim Duffy's
June 7th / 1981
W. G. Nannen