The National Screw and Manufacturing Company was incorporated in May of 1889 as the National Screw and Tack Company and operated near East 55th Street and Carnegie Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. It acquired Union Steel and Screw Company in 1908. The company produced woodscrews, machine screws, nuts, and bolts. Prior to World War I, it also turned out electric motors, lamp shades, and motorcycles. Motorcycle production spurred the company into making fasteners for the automobile and aircraft industry, which led to large military contracts during both world wars. During the 1940s, National Screw was one of the world's largest fastener manufacturers, producing more than 50,000 items. In May 1974, National Screw was absorbed by Monogram Industries, Incorporated.
The National Screw and Manufacturing Company Photographs, 1932-1935, consist of views depicting National Screw and Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, plant operations during the early 1930s. Included are exterior and interior views of various plants in Cleveland, assembly facilities, employees, manufacturing areas, strike photographs from February and March 1935, and views of Plant No. 3 on Payne Avenue during its demolition in 1932. Also included are several lists and descriptions pertaining to the photographs; there is also a letter that refers to the photographs from a former employee. Included is a panorama photograph of Plant No. 3 employees, and a color drawing of a plant.
The collection includes one album that contains 50 black and white photographs and measures 13 x 10 inches. A second album contains 118 black and white photographs and measures 13 x 10 inches. The collection also includes 31 black and white photographs that measure 18 x 7 inches and smaller and one color drawing that measures 14 x 11 inches.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of business, industry, and manufacturing in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1930s.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
The researcher should also consult MS 4125 National Screw and Manufacturing Company Records; and PG 409 National Screw and Manufacturing Company Photographs, Series II.
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 291 National Screw and Manufacturing Company Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
These photographs were removed from MS 4125 National Screw and Manufacturing Company Records. Gift of Richard Ingham in 1985.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.