- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Wilbert L. Smith
Smith-Corona (L. C.) Typewriter Company
1910 - 1924
Fabricated Goods
b. 1852
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1852 - 1937 |
| Birthplace | Connecticut (CT) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
After leaving behind the first family company, Smith-Premier Typewriter Company, Wilbert and his brothers formed the entity that later became L.C. Smith Corona. Under Wilbert Smith’s leadership, the company re-engineered their product, capitalizing on improvements made in the product itself as well as in the machines used to manufacture it, and expanded across the United States and into Canada, England and Germany.