Spot the Fathers of Finishing

Spot the Fathers of Finishing

June 15, 2025

Can you spot some of the Fathers of Finishing?

This photo was taken at the 1968 Sales Meeting for the R.O. HULL CO. at the Atwood Lodge in Ohio. Many of the gentleman pictured here went on to be instrumental in the development of the surface finishing industry we know today.

See if you can recognize some of the key influencers and well known names and, if you have extra historical insight, feel free to email us at adminsupport@columbiachemical.com to help fill in the blanks!

 

 

 

View the list of names here.

 

 

 

 

This special photo above was featured in our special 50th anniversary edition of our newsletter which can be viewed here.

 

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