Assembly line

Toledo Scale

Toledo Scale assembly line, ca. 1930.


Owens workers

Owens Bottle Co.

Workers posing in front of the Owens Bottle Machine, ca. 1914.


Assembly line

Spicer Mfg. Co.

Assembly line at Spicer Manufacturing (later Dana Corporation), ca. 1940.


Blowing glass

Libbey Glass

Blowing glass at Libbey Glass, ca. 1950.


Packing bottles

Owens Bottle Company

Packing bottles for shipment, Owens Bottle Company, ca. 1920.


Making glass fibers

Owens-Corning

Making glass fibers at Owens-Corning Fiberglas, ca. 1940.


Making insulation

Owens-Corning

Making insulation at Owens-Corning Fiberglas, ca. 1950.


Rosie the Riveters

Acklin Stamping Co.

Real life “Rosie the Riveters” making parts for the war effort, Acklin Stamping Co., ca. 1943.


Assembly line

Dana Corporation

Assembly line, Dana Corporation, ca. 1970s.


Universal joints

Spicer Mfg. Co.

Assembling universal joints, Spicer Manufacturing Company (later Dana Corporation), ca. 1910.


Inspection

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

Inspecting bottles, Owens-Illinois, Inc., ca. 1950.


Paint Department

Toledo Scale

Paint Department, Toledo Scale, ca. 1935.


Office staff

Spicer Mfg. Co.

Office staff, Spicer Manufacturing (later Dana Corporation), 1917.


Weighing bottles

Owens-Illinois, Inc

Weighing Coca-Cola bottles on a Toledo Scale, Owens-Illinois, Inc., ca. 1950.


Die casting

Doehler-Jarvis, Inc.

Die casting machine, Doehler-Jarvis, Inc., ca. 1950s.


Etching glass

Libbey Glass

Etching glass by hand, Libbey Glass Company, ca. 1960.


R&D

Owens-Corning

Research and development at Owens-Corning Fiberglas, ca. 1950.


Waiting for work

Spicer Mfg. Co.

Waiting for work outside the employment office, Spicer Manufacturing (later Dana Corporation), ca. 1920.