Creating an Industry is a historical and promotional work published in 1916 by the Doehler Die-Casting Company that explains how the die-casting process developed from its earliest roots into a major part of the metal-working trade. The book traces the early history of metal casting — from ancient and medieval practices through the rise of industrial techniques — and then focuses on the modern development of die casting as an efficient industrial process. It highlights the company’s role in advancing the technology: describing the invention and refinement of die-casting machines, the development of reliable metal alloys, and the growth of die casting from a small niche into a significant industrial discipline. It also emphasizes quality, precision, and uniformity in production, showing how scientific methods and engineering practices helped turn die casting into a commercially important manufacturing industry.


Doehler Die-Casting Company was an early and influential American die-casting manufacturer founded in 1907 by German immigrant Herman H. Doehler in Brooklyn, New York. Doehler was a pioneer in developing the die-casting process at the turn of the 20th century, helping establish die casting as a major industrial metal-forming method. The company quickly became well-known for producing metal parts and ornamental castings, including early die-cast automotive hood ornaments and other components, and it was regarded as one of the world’s largest die-cast parts manufacturers by the mid-20th century.

Table of Contents:
Prehistoric to Modern Times			  
The Last Decade				  
Table of Alloy’s				
Die–Casting Quality				
Factories Behind the Doehler Product	
Doehler Customers

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