| | Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Walter K. Bailey Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Bailey, Walter K. | | | | Dates: | 1879-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Walter K. Bailey was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman. A native of Cleveland and the son of L.A. Bailey, founder of the Bailey Company department store, Walter Bailey was raised in East Cleveland and graduated from Oberlin College in 1919. He went to work for the Warner & Swasey Company, a leading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment, in 1919. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World War II produced half of all the turret lathes made in the U.S. After learning the business on the shop floor, he joined the national sales force of Warner & Swasey in 1921, moving up in management and eventually becoming vice president of sales in 1942. During World War II he was in charge of manufacturing operations, and became vice president of the company in 1949. He was president and chief executive officer from 1955-1962, chairman of the board and chief executive officer from 1962-1964, and chairman of the board until his retirement in 1967. Under Bailey's leadership, Warner & Swasey diversified and acquired several smaller companies, growing into a major international producer of machine tools and related products. Bailey also was active in various philanthropic organizations in Cleveland, and served as a trustee of Oberlin College, the Musical Arts Association, and Fairmount Presbyterian Church. CThe cection consists of photographs collected by Walter K. Bailey in 1975 to illustrate a narrative history of Warner and Swasey Company. It includes individual and group portraits of Warner & Swasey officers and employees, including W. R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey, and views of plants, products, and activities. | | | | Call #: | PG 463 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bailey, Walter K. -- Photograph collections. | Warner & Swasey -- Photograph collections. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Optical industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Optical instruments -- Design and construction -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Warner and Swasey Company Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Warner and Swasey Company | | | | Dates: | 1900-1978 | | | | Abstract: | The Warner and Swasey Company was a leading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World War II produced half of all the turret lathes made in the United States. The company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1881 by Worcester R. Warner, who had a passionate interest in astronomy, and Ambrose Swasey. The company was bought by the Bendix Corporation of Michigan in 1980, which was taken over by Allied in 1983, which, in turn, sold it to Cross and Trecker in 1984. The collection consists of portraits of Ambrose Swasey, Worchester Reed Warner, the Warner and Swasey Company, its personnel, plants, and products. Products depicted include telescopes, scientific instruments, textile machines, and machine tools. Also included are views of the residences and personal observatory of Ambrose Swasey and Worchester Reed Warner. The collection was originally compiled as a reference source for use by company personnel and for publicity purposes. Included in this collection is written descriptive material that corresponds to the photographs. | | | | Call #: | PG 270 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Swasey, Ambrose, 1846-1937 -- Photograph collections. | Warner, Worcester Reed, 1846-1929 -- Photograph collections. | Warner & Swasey -- Photograph collections. | Optical instruments -- Design and construction -- Photographs. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Machine-tool industry -- United States -- Photographs. | Optical industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Telescopes -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Optical industry -- United States -- History -- Sources.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Lees-Bradner Company Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Lees-Bradner Company | | | | Dates: | 1915-1965 | | | | Abstract: | The Lees-Bradner Company was organized in 1906 as a partnership between Ernest J. Lees and Hosea Townsend Bradner of Cleveland, Ohio. It incorporated in 1909. The company specialized in gear hobbing and thread milling machinery for automobile timing and transmission gears and other applications. Hosea Bradner's sons; John A., George T., and James H. Bradner, ran the company in the post-World War II era. The company was purchased by White Consolidated Industries in 1967 and by 1983 the name Lees-Bradner had been phased out and the Cleveland plant closed. After White Consolidated Industries was itself purchased by Electrolux in 1986, the gear hobbing division was sold and the name Lees-Bradner was reinstated as a machine tool manufacturer. The collection consists of individual portraits of Hosea Townsend Bradner, George Townsend Bradner, and John Bradner; group portraits of employees, including production workers, managers and sales personnel; and views of products, facilities, and activities. | | | | Call #: | PG 462 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Bradner, Hosea Townsend, 1872-1963 -- Photograph collections. | Bradner, George T., 1916- -- Photograph collections. | Lees-Bradner Company -- Photograph collections. | White Consolidated Industries -- Photograph collections. | Grant-Lees Machine Company -- Photograph collections. | Machine-tool industry -- United States -- Photographs. | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Gear industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Gear-cutting machines -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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