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| Truck Manufacturing | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Genre | Trucks |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Founder | Charles Hamilton Sanford (May 28, 1873 - February 16, 1942) [1] |
| Defunct | 1939 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Trucks, Truck parts |
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