A.J. Langhammer and woman worker operating powdered metal press
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View of A.J. Langhammer and unidentified woman worker operating a powdered metal press at the Chrysler Corporation Amplex Division plant. Label on back: "Chrysler Corporation develops big war parts made from metal powders. War parts made from powdered metal, more than twenty times the maximum size produced at the time of Pearl Harbor, will be turned out at Chrysler Corporation's Amplex Division, it was announced today. A newly-installed powdered metal press, above, one of the largest in the world, will turn out big self lubricating bearings approaching a weight of 100 pounds. A.J. Langhammer, President of the Amplex Division, views initial powdered metal part output of the new press. Parts made in this plant from powdered metal are used in more than 25,000 war applications. From: Ruthrauff & Ryan, Inc., 7430 Second Blvd., Detroit, Michigan." Handwritten on back: "Women workers."
