Turnbull Manufacturing Co. of Columbus, Ohio, primarily manufactured machinery for making cones for ice cream, and machinery for making popcorn. Among other products they also made gas engines.

Information Sources

• 1915 book, History of Clinton County, Ohio, page 342.

  Turnbull Manufacturing Company of Wilmington was originally organized in Columbus, Ohio, and for many years its plant was at No. 115 Vine street, Columbus. In February, 1913, it was purchased by Wilmington capital and incorporated, with J. W. Lawhead, president; E. E. Terrell, vice-president; R. C. Lawhead, treasurer; O. W. Hale, secretary; Mrs. Rate Vandervort, director. This company continued its operation in Columbus until July, 1915, when it was moved to Wilmington. It now occupies a new building on Sugartree street, between South and Mulberry streets, which it rents from Frank Gallup. Its present capital stock is one hundred and sixty thousand dollars. Its officers are: J. W. Lawhead, president; O. W. Hale, secretary; W. M. Winters,assistant secretary; R. C. Lawhead, treasurer; J. E. Fisher and Clyde Fisher, directors. The company manufactures ice cream cone and pop corn machinery, auto accessories and gas engines. Its goods are known as the "Turko" line.