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Story of the General Lamps Corporation for use in junior high schools

Monograph F

Description: This monograph, the sixth in the series on local life in Muncie, tells the story of the lamp industry as it was developed by the Sacksteder Brothers of General Lamps Corporation.
Contents: Preface -- Changing Night into Day -- History -- Products -- The Plant -- Spinning -- Polishing and Buffing -- Plating -- Final Finishing -- Art Department -- Personnel (Skilled Labor, Community and Recreation Features) -- Unique Feature
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Origin: 1939-09
Created By: Muncie (Ind.). Board of Education; Allman, Heyman B.; Wellinger, Clyde; Merrill, Ruben C.; Hulse, Homer; Calvert, Truman B.; Rector, Charline
Contributor(s): Sacksteder, Overton, Jr.; Sacksteder, Frank
Publisher: Board of Education, Muncie City Schools
Source: http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MBEJHSMono/id/514
Collection: Muncie Board of Education Junior High School Monographs
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography: Muncie
Delaware County
Indiana
United States
North and Central America
Subjects: General Lamps Mfg. Corp.
Electric lamps

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