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Item
Title
D92132-24
Date(s)
- 1955 (Creation)
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ca. 1955. Pacific Oerlikon Co. An employee works on a large piece of machinery. The company manufactured large electrical components and employed over 100 skilled workers. Pacific Oerlikon was a subsidiary of 75 year old Oerlikon Engineering Co. of Zurich, Switzerland.The Northwest was chosen as the site of Oerlikon's offspring because of the market for large power grid equipment and the lack of any other manufacturers in the area. Tacoma was chosen as the site due to the availability of a location (the former Henry Mill and Timber Co.) and the abundance of skilled labor.
Pacific Oerlikon Co. (Tacoma); Electrical apparatus; Electrical apparatus industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electronic industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Equipment;