U.S. Thermo Control Company

CTL-E-3831 · Business · other · 1949-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Company formed in 1949 by Frederick McKinley Jones and Joseph A. Numero to manufacture Jones's mobile refrigeration units; later renamed the Thermo King Corporation.

The record

Also known as: US Thermo Control, Thermo King (predecessor)

Notes

RELP87 new entity (2026-10-06). Name-collision check clean. Exists as relationship target (affiliated_with) for CTL-E-1045.

Referenced by

Frederick McKinley Jones — affiliated with → this record

Sources

MadeHow - Frederick McKinley Jones Biography
Wikipedia - Frederick McKinley Jones

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