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- Collection: American Brake Shoe Collection
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Melting Pot on Shakeout Machine
Melting pot being lifted from Vibrex shakeout machine,k which removes sand and core from the casting. Dust and fine sand is sucked down through the grating.
Metallurgical experimental foundry Centrifugal mold.
Ralph Trimble, George Watson, and Ed Kaulback powering a centrifugal mold.
Newspaper clipping from 1947 reporting the passing of Ernest Busch, Jr.
This Newspaper clipping chronicles the tragic death of Ernest Busch Jr., son of a prominently featured ABEX employee.
Pamphlet on War Product Manufacturing at ABEX
A pamphlet that shows the production of various war products during world war 2.
Paycheck from 1941
A weekly paycheck given to a laborer at American Brake Shoe in 1941
Plant Floor (wide shot)
An African-American worker loading finished pieces onto a pallet-lift.
Pouring a Mold for Sand Casting.
Lennie Busch and Benny Dembrowski pouring sand into a melting pot mold.
Recirculating core drying oven at ABEX
Double end, automatic, recirculating core drying oven capable of operation up to 750 degrees Farenheit. (American Brake Shoe Company Experimental Foundry)
