- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Frank C. Ball
Ball Brothers Company
1887 - 1943
Fabricated Goods
b. 1857
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1857 - 1943 |
| Birthplace | Ohio (OH) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Farmer / Rancher |
In 1885, Ball Brothers Company, founded by Ball, his brother and uncle, began making glass fruit jars and caps. In 1887, they built a factory in Muncie, Indiana and converted the company into a corporation with Frank Ball as president. By the mid-1920s, Ball Brothers produced 1 million gross jars per year with an annual income of over $10 million dollars.