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Published by U.S. Electrical Motors, Inc., 1944
Seller: Bloomsbury Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Magazine. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Please see condition, below content description. Offered is the March 1944 issue (Vol. 3 No. 1) of "The Suggestion Box: Published for the Employees of U.S. Electrical Motors, Inc." published by U.S. Electrical Motors, Inc. out of Los Angeles, California. A left-stapled magazine printed on glossy paper and containing 16 pages including front and rear covers. With front cover color photograph of a man's hand holding a piece of asbestos, which is being subjected to a blowtorch, with the caption reading "Asbestos Cannot Carbonize - The Winding element that contributes to U.S. Motors dependability of power for war production plants throughout America." Packed with black-and-white photographs, contents include: 1943 Suggestion Contest Winners Awarded; U.S. Aircraft Motors Enter the War; numerous employee suggestions, each with a photograph of the employee at their work station, with their name and suggestion for improved safety and efficiency; Christmas Party Performers Help Santa; Guest Speaker for the Month (Angelo Patri, who writes a short article entitled "Our Sacrifice"); First Shift Keglers and Second Shift Trundlers (bowling teams); Girls Bowling League; Annual Golf Tournament; "T" Flag Raising; News from U.S. Motors Boys in Service; Honor Roll of U.S. Motors Employees Who Have Answered the Call of Our Country; much more. Condition: front and rear covers detached but present; large 7" by 4-1/2" corner waterstain to each page (not affecting pagination); staples rusted; covers show periodic edge wear and corner creases; still, the integrity of the text and photos remain quite good. A rare publication.
Published by U.S. Electrical Motors, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, 1944
Seller: Bloomsbury Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Magazine. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the July 1944 issue (Vol. 3 No. 2) of "The Suggestion Box: Published for the Employees of U.S. Electrical Motors, Inc." published by U.S. Electrical Motors, Inc. out of Los Angeles, California. A left-stapled magazine printed on glossy paper and containing 12 pages including front and rear covers. With front cover artwork entitled "THE MOTORS THAT RUN COOLEST IN AMERICA'S HOTTEST DESERTLAND - AutoStart - Ball-Bearing - U.S. Motors Asbestos Protected." Packed with black-and-white photographs throughout, contents include: numerous employee suggestions, each with a photograph of the employee at their work station, with their name and suggestion for improved safety and efficiency; article U.S. Motors and Mechanized Warfare; centerfold photospread entitled First and Second Shift Bowlers; Write Them More - Ask Your Foreman (with six photos of U.S. servicemen); First Aid; Pictures Show Employees Now in Service Who Visited the Plant Recently; News From Our Boys in the Service; Honor Roll of U.S. Motors Employees From the Pacific Plant Who Have Answered the Call of Our Country. Condition: in light to moderately worn covers showing periodic edge and corner wear; light corner waterstain to front and rear covers. Rare.