Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
John Pitcairn
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
1897–1905
1897–1905
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
1897–1905
1897–1905
- Industry: Fabricated Goods
- Era: pre-1900
Pitcairn shepherded his small plate glass company into an industry leader with a capitalization of $25 million in 1916. Pitcairn accomplished such expansion through plant acquisition and sales growth, as well as through investment in technologically innovative production processes.