Diesel Equipment Corporation album
Creation: circa 1937Abstract
Diesel Equipment Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of fuel injection equipment during the late 1930s and 1940s. This item is an album of photographs showing the company's research and manufacturing activities at the Ravenswood Plant.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1937
Creator
- Diesel Equipment Corporation (Organization)
Extent
1 volume(s)
Physical Description
1 album containing 59 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. on linen backing. Binder removed for preservation purposes; binder not retained.
Historical Note
Diesel Equipment Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of fuel injection equipment. The company was initially located at 3932 Diversey Avenue in Chicago, Illinois; in 1937, it moved to the Ravenswood Plant at Montrose and Ravenswood avenues. In 1940, the firm reincorporated as the Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corporation (ADECO).
During World War II, ADECO prospered from the manufacture of fuel injection equipment and precision tool parts for aircraft. After the war, the Renegotiation Act of 1948 authorized the government to recover excessive profits from national defense contractors. ADECO appealed several times, but the courts ruled in favor of upholding the constitutionality of the act.
ADECO went bankrupt; the Ravenswood Plant and assets were sold at public auction in 1949.
Scope and Contents
This item is an album of photographs showing the research and manufacturing activities of Diesel Equipment Corporation at the Ravenswood Plant. The images show only two exterior views; the remainder are all interior views, many including workers. These workers are not identified; many men are wearing white coats and operating various equipment and machinery. Other men and women are working at desks or typewriters. Men and women are working alongside each other performing manufacturing tasks. There are two images showing a product display at an unidentified event or fair.
There is a photograph of a technical drawing showing the specifications for a water-cooled injector assembly and images of individual parts and an assembled machine. There are several images of various pumps and injectors.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Diesel Equipment Corporation album
- Author:
- Laurie Sather
- Date:
- 2024
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
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