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D9458-4
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- 1940-02-29 (Creation)
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Three executives at Perfex Company, liquid bleach manufacturers, examine bottling assembly line and stacked cases of the product on February 29, 1940. Perfex had started operations in the old Union Oil building at 1530 Center St. and these were the first bottles of the bleach fresh from the labeling machine. Several thousand cases of bleach were produced daily. From left to right are the three co-founders of the firm: A.F. Caillouette, W.W. Hughes and J. Arthur Thompson. Mr. Caillouette was the head of production, Mr. Hughes was the sales manager and Mr. Thompson was the business manager. Mr. Caillouette and Mr. Hughes were from the Los Angeles area and Mr. Thompson was already a well-known Tacoma businessman. (T.Times 3-5-1940, p. 14-alt. photo)
Perfex Co. (Tacoma); Caillouette, A.F.; Hughes, W.W.; Thompson, J. Arthur; Cleaning--Tacoma--1940-1950;