Western Michigan at work. 1947-09-16
Allen Electric Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar describes the genesis of the company, when Gerald H. Allen had the idea to create a cheaper test machine for car generators aimed specifically at Ford. B.E. Bertholet, the sales promotion manager at Allen Electric, discusses the company's new automatic battery charger and explains the role that the Allen Electric education program played in the war effort.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 1947-09-16
- Interviewees
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Bertholet, B. E.
- Broadcasters
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WKZO (Radio station : Kalamazoo, Mich.)
- Subjects
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Allen Electric and Equipment Company
World War (1939-1945)
Automobiles--Batteries
Battery chargers
Employees
War work
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:15:03
- Venue Note
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Broadcast 1947 September 16
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 30717
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b12234250
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