Worthington Manufacturing - Cederholm

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Title

Worthington Manufacturing - Cederholm

Description

Photographs from a manufactory that produced measuring wheels in the 1940's and 1950's.

Publisher

Worthington Historical Socety

Abstract

Cederholm Manufacturing produced measuring wheels used for measuring distances across the landscape. Some of these were used in the World War II effort. This collection includes interviews of Cederholm employees by the Northampton Daily Gazette Newspaper in 1954.

Collection Items

Cederholm Manufacturing Newspaper Account July 1954
Photograph from Hampshire Gazette article, July 14, 1954, on the Cederholm Manufacturing Co. (see 2013a-002). Caption reads: "Surrounded by steel rims and spools that have been soldered together, Edward Smith of Huntington drills holes into rim for…

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Photograph from Hampshire Gazette article, July 14, 1954, on the Cederholm Manufacturing Co. (see 2013a-002). Caption reads: "Carl Cederholm demonstrates one of his patented land measuring wheels and carries the sturdy canvas sock he has just…

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Photograph from Hampshire Gazette article, July 14, 1954, on the Cederholm Manufacturing Co. (see 2013a-002).. Caption reads: "Barbara Cederholm, 6, hands a cast aluminum, pistol-shaped handle to Neil Fairman of Worthington to be drulled and shaped…

Cederholm Manufacturing
Black and white photograph titled: "Before 1955, Cederholm Mfg" showing Cederholm employee sitting on conveyor-belt like machine heading into the garage part of the building.

Cederholm Manufacturing
Black and white photograph showing Cederholm Manufacturing plant in South Worthington with truck with backhoe and tractor in front opf building. "School house on end" is written on the image.

Drummers Club
Faded color photograph showing the exterior of the Drummers Club with patio, late 1960s

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Black and white (now blue) photograph showing the Cederholm house in South Worthington in snapshot taken in October 1954.

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Black and white (now blue) photograhs showing the back of the Cederholm machine shop. River is at base of foundation.The right end is now one story.

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Photograph from Hampshire Gazette article ca. 1944 on the production of mateirals for the Army and Navy by the Cederholm machine shop (see 2013a-003). Caption: Reginald Pease [of Worthington] emptying another bag of parts to be finished for army…

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Photograph from Hampshire Gazette article ca. 1944 on the production of mateirals for the Army and Navy by the Cederholm machine shop (see 2013a-003). Caption: "winkie" assumes a supervisory position as Opera Singer Jane Tuttle does her stint at the…

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Photograph from Hampshire Gazette article ca. 1944 on the production of mateirals for the Army and Navy by the Cederholm machine shop (see 2013a-003). Caption: "Manager Carl Cederholm found he had a real factory on his hands"
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