Industry: Detroit Copper & Brass Rolling Mills, Detroit, MI

This facility was located at 174 South Clark in Detroit. It was originally owned by businessman Christian Buhl, who was an alderman, mayor, police commissioner and banker in Detroit. The company was incorporated in 1880. It was the largest fabricator of copper and brass in Michigan and became a primary fabricator of parts for the Ford Motor Company.

Image info: A 1908 postcard view of the foundry.

The company became a part of the Anaconda Copper and Brass Company in 1927. [Mich. Historical Marker]

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1905. Tons of molten copper goes through the refining process at the Michigan Smelter near Houghton, coming out in plates about 12" square and 1.5" thick. Most of this goes to the Detroit Copper & Brass Rolling mills, one of the largest consumers of copper in the United States. [DFP-1905-0725]