Titanine, Incorporated was an industrial company which produced finishes for the aircraft industry. This included lacquers and aircraft dope

Aircraft dope

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Titanine received a joint United States Army

United States Army

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 and United States Navy

United States Navy

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 award for excellence in contributing to the World War II

World War II

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 effort. The citation was presented in October 1942. The award was given to Eric G. Davis, general manager of Titanine, on November 20, 1942.

The company owned land in Brooklyn, New York. A vacant plot at Varick Avenue and Meeker Avenue was sold by the firm in June 1959.