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George H. Spengler Co., 1962 ad

December 12, 2017Andrew

Source: Rockford Morning Star and Rockford Register-Republic “Century Plus 10” Special Edition, March 1962

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Addresses, General, Manufacturer 1962 ad, 40 years of service, 636 Race St., aircraft, Automatic Screw machine Products, Automotive, Geo. H. Spengler Co., Machine Tool

Ipsen Industries Inc. (also some Rockford Drop Forge) – 1962

November 30, 2017Andrew

Source: Rockford Morning Star and Rockford Register-Republic, Special Edition, “Century Plus 10” March 1962

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Addresses, General, War Time 1942-heat-treating shell fuse parts, 1960 - firm in new plant Northwest Tollway eact of Cherry Valley, 1962, aircraft, developed new type of furnace, early customers were auto makers, Erection of new building in 1962, founded over 50 years ago, industrial heat-treating, Ipsen Ceramics at Pecatonica, Ipsen Industries Inc., Ipsen Industries International - Kleve-West Germany, Ipsenlab built on Kishwaukee St. - 1952, oil-riggers, original plant in Loves Park, P.A. Peterson - forging shop to produce parts for Mechanics Machine, refractery metals division - 715 S. Main St., Rockford Drop Forge Co., used in space research vehicles and nuclear research

“War Products to Jam Temple” – March 1944

February 5, 2016Andrew

Source: Rockford Register-Republic March 18, 1944

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Economy, Events, General, Military "Battle for the Beaches" film, "Rommel buster", 1944, 23-ton General Sherman tank, 30 of city's principal war plants, a "bazooka", a Messerschmidt, aircraft, army signal corps until, Barber-Colman Co., blood plasma unit, bombs, Burd Piston Ring Co., Capt. William E MaRoy, carload of German war equipment, Central Illinois Electric and Gas, Charles P. Casey state head of WMC operations, Comm. W. W. Weber, Condon Bros., Decker, district inspector of naval material, Ebaloy Foundries, famous army film "War Department Report", field ambulance, first public disclosure, George D. Roper, Green's Readu Built Homes, Greenlee Bros., guns ammunition, Ipsen Industries, J. I. Case Co., J. L. Clark Mfg. Co., kanding barge, Lt. Comm. G. B. Storer, Lt. Comm. R.C. Johnston, Lt. L. F. Hamilton, Lt. R. F. Brookby, Lt/ J. W. Robinson, Mark IV tank, Mechanics Universal Joint Co., medical kit, motorized radio broadcasting station, nation's victory arsenol, National Lock Co., nazi field kitchen, Ninth naval district, Northern Illinois Foundry institute, Ny-Lint Tool Co., personnel carrier, plastic models, Quaker Oats Co., Rockford Industry, scale models of Japanese warships, sleeping bags, street blocked off, tanks ships, Twin Disc Clutch Co., two jeeps, vast contribution, walkie-talkie fied radios, war manpower commission, war products exposition, Wasbburn Co., William H Spencer regional director, Woodward Governor

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