Exploring History & Discovering Your Spark
I’m excited to share that I’ve just launched a new page under the “ALLIS-CHALMERS” menu. It’s a work-in-progress digital home for “AC Scope.” This was an employee magazine published by Allis-Chalmers for its workforce. Over the years, “AC Scope” served as a snapshot of the company's inner life. It was part history and part community… Continue reading Introducing the “AC Scope” Archive
Here is a list of the factories and firms across the world that made up Allis-Chalmers and the vast amount products they made. This can be found in Norm Swinford's book Allis-Chalmers Construction Machinery & Industrial Equipment. I think there might be a couple more that should be added, but these are the ones that… Continue reading Allis-Chalmers Acquisitions & Growth
The second Allis-Chalmers complex to be examined is the Boston Works in Boston, Massachusetts. This was one of the many other factories part of the Allis-Chalmers firm. In 1931, Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. acquired the American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation and the Condit Electric Mfg. Co., together both specialized in turbines, steam engines, generators, switch gears and transformers. Allis-Chalmers… Continue reading #2 Boston Works
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