The first decade of the 20th century was
marked by a number business launches and consolidations,
all of which eventually led to the formation of the Computing-
Tabulating- Recording Company (C-T-R) - IBM's predecessor
- in 1911.
For example, the International Time
Recording Company (ITR) was formed in 1900
and the Computing Scale Company of America was
incorporated in 1901 - and
these two businesses were two of the three chief components
of C-T-R a decade later. ITR itself acquired other companies,
such as the Dey Time Register Company, during this
period, broadening the time recording equipment product
line.
In addition, ITR outgrew its
original manufacturing facilities, and built a modern
factory in Endicott, New York, on the site of what
later became an IBM Plant No. 1.
