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This book is copywright 1943. it is all about the company called Saganaw Steering Gear. has a history of their production of machine guns and M1 carbines.. the last half of the book is all the employees, the mgrs pics and a ful list of the employees.. kind of like a year book. anyone ever seen one of these??
That sounds cool. Were did you find it?.....Frank
Here's an interesting link on Google that lists the workers, and mentions the book and publisher.
Gun Plant in Saginaw during WWII
I have two of them.
Paul, hope you're doing good.
I thought you would have at least one in your library.....Frank
Don't have the book, but my wife's great aunt is Thurlow, Lois J. (Jean). She is on the list of employees on the link that G26ster posted. She made firing pins. More specifically made the cut on the left side of the tail. Most of wife's family has worked for SSG, Delphi, or now I think it is called Saginaw Steering Solutions. Her father still works at the new plant off of 75. They leveled the old gun plant several years ago. I have not got to talk to Jean about it other than at a family reunion real briefly. But what she discribed was spot on to what a firing pin is. She said she just knew she was making one cut and passing it down the line. I would like to get a copy of this myself because of the family connection.
Dave
I have three now lucky me!
PBI,
Did they put these out each year or all they all the same? Just wondering.
Dave
I found it burried in a display case at Knob Creek this past sat. What are these things worth?? or are they pretty common. paid about $50 for this one.
The three I own are all the same and copyrighted 1943. I don't know if they were made any other years but for 1943 when they were producing alot of US military gear. I will ask a gentlmen I know that worked at the Saginaw plant if he knows anything about the book. He was a manager at the plant and specializes in Saginaw made products like the M1 Carbine.
I have one , "Men and volts at war - the story of General Electric in world war II " by John A. Miller , copywrited 1947 by Whittlesey House. They were into a lot of stuff , and they wanted the story told before it got lost. The work on the bazooka is well known , but they were the ones who made our hand grenades the world's most reliable. They were also the ones who figured out how to use thier Christmas tree light factory to turn out proximity AA fuses at 1/8 the price and , more importantly , in volume. Lots of backroom involvement in different areas.
Chris
And now GE sells to Iran wonder if they will print that story of their great contribution to USA history.
what other books are out there like this one?? who has an example??
thanks for all the info
Brown - Lipe Chapin of General Motors Goes to War is another book that was printed similar to the Saginaw book.
After reading the post regarding this book I bought a copy.read it and now am done with it. Anyone need it for the $40.00 I paid for it?? If so I'll ship her to you. Its in excellent condition overall and pretty interesting read.
which book?
If it is the saginaw book I will take it.
email me at usgicollector@yahoo.com
Dave
Saw one on Ebay this morning for $25
OUT OF THE VALLEY TO VICTORY SAGINAW STEERING GEAR 1943 - eBay (item 220684766791 end time Nov-17-10 08:04:24 PST)
I have a copy of the book and have a relationship to it as my father was the head of the photographic department at Saginaw Steering Gear at the time this book was published and he was responsible for the pictures in the book. The government required a lot of pictures in those days.
I also worked at the "GunPlant" for over thirty years and was intimately familiar with the machine gun test range, which in my days was used for machine parts storage.
I am also anxiously awaiting the arrival of another book published about Saginaw Steering Gear in 1944 entitled "One Million Browning Maching Guns" which I finally found on ebay.
Can be read on-line here for FREE ... :thup:
Out of the Valley to Victory (Hathi Trust FREE On-Line Library)
... or bought here if someone wants a hard copy ...
Out of the Valley to Victory (Abe Books)
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Regards,
Doug
I have one... "Bullets By The Billion" ...about the Evansville Chrysler plant. It was however copyrighted in 1946.Quote:
Originally Posted by m1-carbine
3 miles where i grew up was the cramps shipyard ,they made subs and destroyers during the war,they had a weekly publication of what was done,and news about all kinds of subjects. , ive noticed that most companies had weekly or monthly magazines made up for their employees, look around on the internet, im sure you can find something for any company that you would like, as a matter of fact, on ebat there is a 1943 dated brochour for quality hardware machine ......thats if PBI didnt get it when i told him about it lol
1 used.Quote:
Originally Posted by usgicollector
Amazon.com: Out of the Valley to Victory...the Story of Saginaw Steering Gear Division, General Motors Corporation: General Motors Corporation. Saginaw Steering Gear Division: Books
Hi, I have an online store. When I looked up this book for details, the search only led me here. I see that some of you may be interested in owning one. I live in Millington, MI. I'd be happy to ship it or meet some one if they live close by. I'm about 25 minutes from Saginaw.
Here is a link to the book I have: http://hubbardville.ecrater.com/p/10...o-victory-1943
The book actually came from an auction in Saginaw.
Thanks for your time,
Ron
Thank you to all who looked at this book. It was sold this morning.
Ron