For the basketball players, see Ball brothers (basketball).
The Ball brothers from left to right: William Charles Ball (1852–1921), Frank Clayton Ball (1857–1943), Lucius Lorenzo Ball (seated) (1850–1932), Edmund Burke Ball (1855–1925), George Alexander Ball (1862–1955)The Ball brothers from left to right: George A. Ball, Lucius L. Ball, Frank C. Ball, Edmund B. Ball, and William C. Ball
The Ball brothers (Lucius, William, Edmund, Frank, and George) were five American industrialists and philanthropists who established a manufacturing business in New York and Indiana in the 1880s that was renamed the Ball Corporation in 1969. The Ball brothers' firm became a global manufacturer of plastic and metal food and beverage containers as well as a manufacturer of equipment and supplier of services to the aerospace industry. In addition to the brothers' manufacturing business, they were also noted for their philanthropy and community service. Earnings from their business ventures provided the financial resources to support a number of other projects in the community of Muncie, Indiana, and elsewhere. Most notably, the brothers became benefactors of several Muncie institutions including Ball State University, Ball Memorial Hospital, the YMCA, Ball stores department store, and Minnetrista. The Ball Brothers Foundation, established in 1926, continues the family's philanthropic interests.
The Ball brothers, whose glass company became known for its home canning jars, went into business together in 1880, and made the decision to move their glass manufacturing operations from Buffalo, New York to Muncie, Indiana, in 1886, due to the abundance of natural gas in the area. The brothers opened their factory in Muncie in 1888. The Ball company continued to prosper from their mass production of canning jars, known sometimes as "Ball jars".[1] The company has subsequently expanded and diversified. By 1937, the value of the company was estimated at nearly $7 million.[2]
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^Ball State University. "The Ball brothers". Ball State University. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
The Ballbrothers (Lucius, William, Edmund, Frank, and George) were five American industrialists and philanthropists who established a manufacturing business...
brothers incorporated as BallBrothers Manufacturing Company. About the same time the factory in Buffalo was destroyed by fire in 1886, the brothers began...
his brothers at age five but continued to focus on basketball. In 2013, while in seventh grade, Ball began playing with his brothers on Big Ballers VXT...
produced signature shoes for the Ballbrothers—basketball players Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, and LiAngelo Ball. Big Baller Brand has additionally been involved...
prior to the start of the 2020–21 season. Ball joined the Greensboro Swarm in 2021. Ball and his brothers have attracted national attention since playing...
High School in 2016, Ball was awarded multiple national high school player of the year honors, and led his team, alongside his brothers LiAngelo and LaMelo...
the Ballbrothers, local industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, bought the Indiana Normal Institute from foreclosure. The Ballbrothers also...
child of his family. He has four brothers, named LaFrance, LaValle, LaRenzo, and LaShon, as well as two sisters. Ball attended Canoga Park High School...
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X-ray spectra. The initial seven (OSO 1–7) were built by Ball Aerospace, then known as BallBrothers Research Corporation (BBRC), in Boulder, Colorado. OSO...
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publicized move, Vytautas signed American basketball players and brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball. In July 2023, the club declared bankruptcy and ceased all...
Hills High School in California, playing alongside the ballbrothers, Lonzo, LiAngelo, and LaMelo Ball for his first 2 years. As a freshman, he helped his...
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foreclosure proceedings. On July 25, 1917 local industrialists the BallBrothers, founders of the Ball Corporation bought the Indiana Normal Institute out of foreclosure...
the young Ballbrothers "found a friend and confidant in their uncle," George Harvey Ball. When the Ballbrothers' father, Lucius Styles Ball, died, Uncle...
of Fame. Retrieved 2016-03-31. Edmund F. Ball (1960). From Fruit Jars to Satellites: The Story of BallBrothers Company, Incorporated. New York: Necomen...
manufactures the red ball used in all Test cricket and First-class cricket matches in India. The company was founded by brothers Kedarnath and Dwarakanath...
(originally called pintable in the UK) games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various...
network. They consist of three brothers: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the Jonas Brothers moved to Little Falls, New...
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