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Falk Logo

Date: 04 10 1991
Description: Falk logo that reads, "Gearing for Tomorrow / Falk".
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Falk Employees in Factory

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Description: Three Falk employees stand inside of the Falk factory. Around them are various steel beams, machines, and tools. Original Falk caption reads, "Centennial h...
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Castings

Date: 05 23 1983
Description: Eugene Glover, a Falk employee, attends to several castings. Falk caption reads, "To be used in the new (1985) Foundry Capabilities Brochure."
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G Series Gear Couplings

Date: 03 13 1974
Description: View of a gear test at Falk that is done to "show parallel alignment of hubs with unequal diameters."- according to original Falk caption.
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Two Men Inspecting Gears

Date: 1963
Description: Two unidentified Falk employees inspect a large gear. Original Falk caption reads, "Centennial historical photos of old negative which could be lost foreve...
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Aerial View of Falk

Date: 01 1973
Description: Aerial view of the Falk Corporation. Falk caption reads, "Black and white negatives, furnished to advertising department by J. Blank. See similar color pic...
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Manufacturing of Bevel Gear

Date: 03 13 1972
Description: Original Falk caption reads, "Largest bevel gears manufactured by Falk to date. This photo taken in Shop 2." Male employee in photograph is Leonard Bartage...
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Cutting Equipment

Date: 1985
Description: Alex Ostrowski, a Falk employee, demonstrates how the Risser-cut-off equipment is used. Original Falk caption reads, "Taken to illustrate foundry Risser-cu...
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Aerial View of the Falk Corporation

Date: 08 1975
Description: Original Falk description reads, "Latest aerial views of the main plant taken by Robert McCoy."
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Clutch With Spacer

Date: 05 06 1980
Description: 48 inch clutch with spacer in the test lab at Falk.
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Plant Tour

Date: 05 18 1970
Description: Falk caption reads, "Photo taken for publicity release and forum. Men in photo from left to right are D.K. Lambert-Director of International Sales at Falk,...
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Steelflex Coupling Slotter

Date: 08 08 1973
Description: Original Falk caption reads, "These pictures of Machine number 7409 taken for Jack Blank to use as illustration(s) of Falk slotter to gain approval to use ...
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Steelflex Slotter

Date: 08 08 1973
Description: Original Falk caption reads, "These pictures of machine number 7409 for Jack Blank to use as illustration of a Falk slotter to gain approval to use a simil...
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Two Employees Cutting Metal

Date: 03 03 1956
Description: Two long-time Falk employees, Bob Quitzow and Frank Ruscitti, work in the gas cutting department. Original Falk caption reads: "View of 'Bug' cutting Depar...
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Commercial Variator

Date: 06 06 1958
Description: A male employee oversees the testing of a Lewellen Commercial Variator in the test lab at Falk.
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Test of a Prototype

Date: 11 08 1961
Description: A prototype being tested in the research test lab of the Falk Corporation. Original Falk caption reads, "Temperature lube test, 8RT3 Prototype. Set up of l...
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Group Portrait of Falk Employees

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Description: Male employees of Falk pose for a group portrait outside of the factory. Original Falk caption reads, "Centennial historical photos of old negative which c...
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Inspecting Machinery

Date: 03 01 1971
Description: Male employee, B. Schinto, inspecting according to original Falk caption, "a YQA element for use in bulletin 171-110."
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Hobbing Machine

Date: 07 03 1972
Description: Original Falk caption reads, "Record photos of Hobbing Machine number 252 in Shop 3."
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Component of a Furnace Tilt Drive

Date: 11 1976
Description: Two Falk employees, Arthur Hirt on the left, and Karl Becker on the right, attend to a large gear. This particular unit was purchased and used by United St...

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