1959 St. Louis Missouri Emerson Electric Company History factory booklet-SCARCE!

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Check it out...Here's a unique original 4 1/4" wide by 6" tall 20+ paged booklet titled "Our Job" from the 1940-50s Era Emerson Electric Company in St. Louis Missouri-This booklet was issued for investors, executives, employees and special customers and is full of factory / company history-The pages inside have TONS of info and history inside- Has light wear with a minor cover tear at 11:00 (see photos for clarification)-Still a great VINTAGE item ready for display! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 5.95 postage is required.
1959 St. Louis Missouri Emerson Electric Company History factory booklet-SCARCE!
1959 St. Louis Missouri Emerson Electric Company History factory booklet-SCARCE!
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Description
Check it out...Here's a unique original 4 1/4" wide by 6" tall 20+ paged booklet titled "Our Job" from the 1940-50s Era Emerson Electric Company in St. Louis Missouri-This booklet was issued for investors, executives, employees and special customers and is full of factory / company history-The pages inside have TONS of info and history inside- Has light wear with a minor cover tear at 11:00 (see photos for clarification)-Still a great VINTAGE item ready for display!
Here is some info on the company:
Emerson was founded in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri, as a manufacturer of electric motors and fans. Over the past 100-plus years, we have grown from a regional manufacturer into a global technology solutions powerhouse. Two Scotland-born brothers, Charles and Alexander Meston, see a tremendous business opportunity in developing a reliable electric motor. With the financial backing of John Wesley Emerson, a former Union army officer, judge and lawyer, they establish The Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The fledgling company builds its business around AC motors and manufactures the first electric fans sold in North America.  Under new president Herbert L. Parker, Emerson develops a reputation for quality products. Net sales total nearly ,000. 1897-The Emerson ceiling fan is introduced, making high-rise buildings livable. Ceiling fans soon become half the company’s business. 1899-Emerson introduces the Parker scalloped blade design, moving air more quietly and efficiently. 1903-A design breakthrough upgrades Emerson Motors to a more useful ½ horsepower, which are then used to power countless time and effort-saving devices, such as washing machines and sewing machines. 1904- At the World’s Fair in St. Louis, Emerson displays its product line in the dazzling Palace of Electricity as the nationwide demand for electricity continues to soar. 1919-By the end of World War I, Emerson’s annual sales approach million dollars. 1920- Under the leadership of Thomas Meston, the company expands into a new, eight-story factory building in St. Louis. 1922- Herbert I. Finch becomes president during the ‘Roaring Twenties’ of general prosperity. But by the end of his tenure, the company loses almost two-thirds of sales as the effects of the Great Depression deepen. 1933- Joseph Newman is named president and sets out to stabilize the company’s balance sheet. He moves the company to mass production of motors and adds a variety of fan lines to appeal to a broad range of consumers. 1938- With fan sales stagnating, Stuart Symington takes over as president and wins a contract to build arc welders, thereby opening the door to sales at Sears. 1939- Emerson begins construction of a new plant in St. Louis to build hermetic motors, but World War II intervenes and the plant is shifted to the production of shell casings. 1940- Emerson’s metal working capabilities are called on by the U.S. Army Ordinance Department. During the next five years, the company produces more than 10 million brass shell casings. Much of Emerson’s dramatic growth in World War II results from government contracts to build airplane gun turrets, including the “Model 127” mounted in the nose of the B-24 bomber. 1945-With the end of the war, Symington is asked by President Truman to head the War Surplus Property Board. He accepts and resigns from Emerson. Oscar Schmitt is elected president and leads Emerson back to commercial production. Despite the introduction of the bench saw and a growing defense business, sales lag and Emerson faces another critical transition point.  Upon the sudden death of Oscar Schmitt, William Snead assumes the presidency of Emerson until new, long-term management can be secured. 1954-W.R. “Buck” Persons is recruited as president. Led by Person’s focus on research and development and creating foreign markets, Emerson is reborn. He retools and decentralizes Emerson’s manufacturing base and begins a continuing process of diversification. Over the next 15 years, Persons targets high-growth markets and diversifies the company’s business portfolio, acquiring 36 companies during his tenure, including White-Rodgers, Therm-O-Disc, U.S. Electrical Motors, Ridge Tool, and InSinkErator. Persons institutes a strong corporate focus on cost reductions, quality improvements and formal planning. Under Person’s leadership, the company grows from two manufacturing plants, 4,000 employees and million in sales in 1954 to become an emerging global company with 82 manufacturing plants, 31,000 employees and 0 million in sales in 1973.
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