Wonderful Story of the Tin Can and Its Rise
A nostalgic overview traces the tin can from early handcraft to modern automated production. It notes the Maywood and River Street factories, Norton Brothers history, and key milestones from 1870 to 1918, highlighting labwork, rolling, tin plating, seam joining, and the American Can Company’s expansion and wartime output.
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Factory listing details and job office note
An advertisement describes automating machines and drying ovens for faced sheets and numerous tools and dies for sheet metal work. It notes an employment office at St Charles road and Seventh avenue with two departments where applicants receive courteous attention under OC J Muller personal supervision.
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Comer Ninth Avenue
St. Charles Road
Solder Making Department
Vrocens
Seventh Avenue
OC. J. Muller
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