The Merry Wives of Windsor in 1597, after which controversy over the original naming of Falstaff (he was originally the historic Sir John Oldcastle, which presumably did not please Oldcastle's descendants) forced Shakespeare to rename the character. It appears that the joke in V,v,85–90 is that Oldcastle/Falstaff incriminates himself by calling out the first letter of his name, "O, O, O!," when his fingertips are singed with candles—which of course works for "Oldcastle" but not "Falstaff." There is also the "castle" reference in IV,v,6. 18 January 1602 was the date the play was entered into the Register of the Stationers Company. The first quarto was
Oldcastle Materials which included a concrete plant trucking business, and quarries, were sold to Oldcastle Materials in late 2015. Mulzer Crushed Stone was acquired in March 2017 and had approximately 600 employees in three U.S. states at the time. Spokane Rock Products had approximately 120 employees when Oldcastle Materials purchased the company in March 2018. According to United States Geological Survey (USGS) data, Oldcastle Materials was the fourth largest aggregate producer in the United States in 2004. The company ranked third by 2011, and was also the leading sand and gravel producer. Oldcastle Materials was the fourth largest crushed stone producer in