O A K L A N D, Calif., June 27, 2004 -- Ever notice how some windows sparkle? One of the secrets to that shine: Use a squeegee. The modern squeegee was invented in Oakland, and to this day, squeegees ...

Patrick Murphy manages an Oakland company that is the Microsoft of squeegees. But it doesn't get him a whole lot of respect. "We are in the Rodney Dangerfield of businesses," said Murphy, president of ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The headquarters of the world's squeegee empire can be found on an industrial street in Oakland, a jet engine's blast from Oakland International Airport. The windows, quite ...

EMMA STECCONE Was peacefully called home on Sunday, December 7, 2003. Emma was 89 years old. Born in Mongiardino, Italy on February 2, 1914. Emma was the beloved wife of the late Ettore Steccone for ...

ALAMEDA — After nearly 70 years in Oakland, squeegee maker Ettore Products Co. is moving its window-cleaning empire to new bayside digs in Alameda. Ettore, the leading maker of squeegees for ...

Among mankind’s greatest inventions or discoveries: the automobile, airplane, baseball, light bulb, jazz, telephone, radio, penicillin, motion pictures, television ...