The story of Pittsburgh: Electrical appliances

Electrical appliances (Vol. 1, nr.6)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623145

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-239771

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Electrical appliances

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr.6

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1921

Scope:: [ca. 16] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: The Westinghouse Union Battery Company

Collection:: Economics Books

thoroughly tested at all of the various stages of construe- tion from the moulding of the first “grid” to the final assembly at the finishing table. Thus, each battery as it goes to the shipping department bears an inspection tag signed by an inspector certifying that the battery meets the exacting specifications of the manufacturer. This tag remains on the battery and is so designed that it may be used by the automobile owner for recording the condition of the battery when he visits a service station for the free testing and filling service to which he is entitled. Firm in its resolve to make and market a battery that would be a credit to Pittsburgh and uphold the standards developed by the parent Westinghouse organization during the past fifty years, the new Company brought together some of the foremost battery experts in the country, including P. E. Norris, Production Engineer, who has been prominently identified with battery manufacture for years; K. W. Gasche, Chemical Engineer, formerly with the Willard Storage Battery Company in a similar capacity, and T. H. Guild, Sales Manager, who has had wide experi- ence in the marketing of automobiles and automobile accessories. The active management of the Company is in the capable hands of Thomas R. Cook, a well-known figure in the electrical world, who was chosen as Vice President and General Manager. A. L. Humphrey is chairman of the Board of Directors, and D. F. Crawford, President. Westinghouse Batteries are marketed through distri- buting organizations which control territories of sufficient size to interest men of large calibre and to insure adequate returns on capital invested. The Pittsburgh Service Com- pany, with headquarters at Centre and Morewood Avenues, Pittsburgh, is the distributor for Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, H. C. Mode, formerly connected with the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, is President of the Service Company, and H. J. Collins, recently with the Westinghouse Air Brake and the Union Switch & Signal Companies, is Secretary and Treasurer. Electrical apparatus forms a large proportion of the

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