Littlestown Foundry, 150 Charles St, Littlestown, PA 17340, US

Oran and Kathryn Boose founded Boose Aluminum Foundry Company in 1933. The company supplies aluminum sand castings It was first located in a two-room building behind their home in Reamstown, Pa. The company began casting small knickknacks and trivets such as dogs, birds, whistles, bookends, doorstops, banks and ashtrays. Boose Aluminum started to produce commercial castings for the hand tool, air compressor and boiler industries. By 1940, the company doubled in size by producing brass and iron castings to complement its aluminum casting line. During the 1950s, demands set forth by the Korean conflict resulted in another major expansion program. A large core room and additional molding facilities were added. By 1977, the dream of its founder became a reality with production of more than 1 million pounds of aluminum castings per year. The company continues to supply aluminum castings to the military and commercial markets. It utilizes the latest techniques in automatic and no-bake molding and sand reclamation. Boose Aluminum Foundry Company continues to be a family-owned business entering into its third generation of management.