I. W. Johnson Engineering were well known specialists in the designing and building of sawmill machinery. In 1938 they designed and built the innovative sawdust making machine. View of sawmill designed, built and manufactured at the I. W. Johnson plant.
Western Machine Works designed and built automatic labor saving machinery. They were owned and operated by Frank Schmidtz. View of machinery built by Western Machine Works.
Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Western Machine Works (Tacoma);
Pacific Iron and Steel Works, Joseph E. Lansburg, 1602 Canal St. (now Portland Ave.) Manufacturing plant interior. Wheels connected to each other lie on a track to facilitate movement of materials throughout the machine shop.
Machine shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Foundries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Iron & Steel Works (Tacoma);
Pacific Iron and Steel Works, Joseph E. Lansburg, 1602 Canal St. (now Portland Ave.) Manufacturing plant interior. Machinery stands ready in a spacious workshop. Large windows line the wall at one side.
Machine shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Iron & Steel Works (Tacoma);