Source: The Rockford Furniture Herald, The Rockford Manufacturers Association, December, 1926, p.9.
Manufacturer
Factory Basketball – 1914
Source: Rockford Republic Fed. 24 1914
Woodward, ad – 2018, www.woodward.com
Source: The Voice; of the Rockford Business Community, June 2018 www.woodward.com
Emerson, Ralph Sr. – 1909
Ralph Emerson Sr., wife Adeline, president Emerson Manufacturing, president Burson Manufacturing, v-p Burson Knitting Co., v-p Rockford Mitten and Hosiery, resides 427 N Church St.
Source: 1909 Rockford City Directory
Emerson, Frank D. – 1885-1886
Frank D. Emerson, bookkeeper Emerson, Talcott and Co., resides 503 Oak St.
Source: 1885-86 Rockford City Directory
Emerson Manufacturing Co.
Advertising postcard that was for sale on www.ebay.com, 1909
Emerson Moldboard Plow Tractor
In 1899 Emerson Manufacturing Co. purchased a 19-acre tract west of Rockford. It was taken over
by the J. I. Case Co. later
Source: Rockfordiana Historic Houses and Landmarks – 1, article found in Rockford Morning Star 1/5/1946
“Economic growth tops US in 2011” – 2011, Recession/Recovery
Source; Rockford Register Star 2/24/2013
Standard Dairy – 1921
Source:
Eric J. Gustafson Automotive Machine Shop and Supplies – 1921
Source: 1921 McCoy’s Rockford City Directory, p 30 of Advertising Section
Sundstrand Adding Machine – 1921
Source: 1921 McCoy Rockford City Directory
(Before World wars and military contracts changed the corporate trajectory)