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Alfred Louis Bernardin, II, entered the business in 1933, and he is now its

president. In 1948 a new and larger plant was built on West Maryland Street,

occupying ninety thousand square feet, to accommodate larger production and

afford manufacturing economies. Lithographing equipment and ovens were

installed for the coating and lacquering and designing of sheets of tin. Machinery

for manufacturing plastics caps was also installed. Recently some diversified

lines have been added, such as metal typewriter ribbon boxes, aluminum

containers for home freezing and storage of food leftovers, fabrication of

aluminum foil for household use, and other diversified products. The

employment currently averages approximately four hundred, and the products

of the Bernardin Bottle Cap Company, Inc., are shipped into the forty-eight

states.

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