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Shipping Room at Thordarson Electrical Manufacturing
circa 1910-1919
Workers get transformers ready for distribution in the shipping department at Thordarson Electical Manufacturing Company. Chester Thordarson was a Chicago inventor and manufacturer of electical ap...
Core Iron Press Room
circa 1910-1919
Speed presses stamp out core laminations for transformers at Thordarson Electical Manufacturing Company. Chester Thordarson was a Chicago inventor and manufacturer of electical apparatus, famous f...
Chester Thordarson
circa 1920-1945
Studio portrait of Chester Thordarson seated with books and a pencil.
Hand Winding at Thordarson Electrical Manufacturing
circa 1880-1945
Workers hand wind filament on transformers at Thordarson Electical Manufacturing Company. Chester Thordarson was a Chicago inventor and manufacturer of electical apparatus, famous for inventing th...
Rhumkorff Coils
circa 1880-1945
Rendering of a Thordarson Electical Manufacturing Company product. Chester Thordarson was a Chicago inventor and manufacturer of electical apparatus, famous for inventing the electrical transforme...
Thordarson Garden Fish Pond
circa 1880-1945
Chester Thordarson stands in his garden with a friend near the fish pond, which has a fountain.
