The company began the production of radio cabinets in the 1920s. The company's East Orange, New Jersey plant could not keep up with demand for cabinet work needed for their phonographs. In 1914 a contract was received from the Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph Company. (5) The bars won design awards at international exhibitions and were used in popular bars and restaurants around the country. Billed as the "Largest Bar Fixture Factory in the World," the company employed five hundred people. Located at Jackson Street and 32nd Street, Brunswick manufactured and shipped bar equipment around the world. (3) People on the north-end of the city soon became accustomed to the plant whistle that sounded the beginning of the workday, noon break and 30 minutes later to signal back to work, and the end of the day. In 1912 the first shipment of new machinery and supplies arrived on 25 railroad cars. By January 1913 the company hoped to have 1,000 workers. (1) Brunswick insisted that those employed belong to the union affiliated with the line of work for which they were hired. The company also agreed to hire five hundred male employees the first year. Brunswick agreed to construct a building costing at least $150,000 of which &75,000 was to be given by the DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION. The property was conveyed by the CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD from land which had been used for division terminals in the city. Work began in June and when completed the plant encompassed 35 acres.
Originally offered as special order items, these items developed such demand that in 1911 a new factory was built in Dubuque, Iowa.
Expansion of the product line included elaborate and ornate front and back bars made of rich woods, flawless mirrors, and stained glass. By 1884, Brunswick a Chicago-based company, joined with rivals to become “The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company,” the largest billiard equipment operation in the world, larger than all its competitors combined.
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