John,

Thanks for the reply.

I did a little research and Berger is still in buisness, and are now known as Republic Storage Systems (http://republicstorage.com/about_republic_storage)

I also got this timeline from the net (http://glassian.org/Prism/Berger/index.html).

My guess is that they got out of the lantern buisness around the time of their first merger in 1921.

1886 - Founded by John and Wilson Berger of Canton, Ohio
1888 - Incorporated as "Berger Manufacturing Company"
1900 - Moved to present Belden Avenue address in Canton (5 moves in 10 years)
1906 - Alloy steel production starts
1921 - Merges with United Furnace Company and United Alloy Steel
1930 - Republic Steel Corporation founded, Berger and Central Alloy as divisions
1936 - Sales and administration offices combined at Republic Building in Cleveland, Ohio
1937 - Berger Division Plant No.2 in Louisville, Ohio startup
1940 - Present 3-story brick HQ built at 1038 Belden Avenue in Canton
1941 - Shift to wartime production: ammunition boxes, steel ship furniture, shelving etc.
Plant No. 2 makes bomb bay doors and wing flaps
1946 - Postwar production: shelving, lockers, storage cabinets, desks, bookcases and steel kitchen cabinets
1962 - Republic consolidates Berger and three other divisions forming the Manufacturing Division of Youngstown, Ohio
1973 - Administrative re-org returns "Berger" to Canton as the Industrial Products Division of Republic Steel
1983 - Name change: Industrial Products Division becomes Republic Storage Systems
1984 - LTV (Dallas) buys Republic Steel and forms LTV Steel
1986 - LTV sells manufacturing divisions; Republic Storage Systems purchaed by employees

Steve