Template:Infobox historic manufacturers/doc

This infobox is meant for use on articles about historic manufacturers of of construction materials, hardware, finishes, architectural elements, etc., and are suitable for inclusion in the historic manufacturers category. An explanation of how to use this infobox and what each parameter does is listed below, including examples.

Usage
To get started, copy and paste the following blank template into the top of the article. (Note: always copy and paste the entire template as a matter of best practice. Blank fields will not appear on the rendered page.)



Parameters
All fields are optional because they use ParserFunctions, which allow fields to be hidden if no value is set. The infobox is segmented into several basic parts, including an image, basic information about the site, and information pertaining to the treatments applied to the site. Wikilinks and other formatting are acceptable in any of the Infobox fields except map/image and coordinate parameters.


 * name: Name of the concerned manufacturer. Can be left blank for default article title or, another name can be specified.
 * logo: File name (no brackets) of the manufacturer's logo.
 * caption: Optional caption for logo image. can be used to specify the origin, use, period of use, etc.
 * Example:


 * industry: Primary business market and/or industry. Values should link to related articles.
 * Example:


 * location: City, country, state, etc. in which the manufacturer was located. Values may be broken into separate lines using the  line break tag.
 * dates: date established to date ceased production or dissolved (YYYY - YYYY)
 * fate: The type of cause of the manufacturer/company to go defunct. Choose one of: Acquired, Bankruptcy, Dissolved. If the cause of the company's dissolution is unclear, just use the last example above (Dissolved).
 * products: A list of the trade (proprietary) names of the products manufactured. Keywords in this field should link related articles. Multiple values may be separated by a comma or, by using the  line break tag. Bulleted lists may be created using  •  for bullets rather than normal *.
 * Example: