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I'll add a few I have.
 

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Just wanted to add if you've ever gone to HGR industrial surplus in Euclid/Cleveland, they have a wall of manufacturers logo-plates that's probably 25' long x 10 feet high with every logo known...concerning machine tool builders. I thought I had a picture of it, have to search in the archives...:)
 
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Sorry, I couldn't resist.:evil:
The front of My workbench has a number of automotive badges mounted to it, I wil take so pics in a while and share them.
 
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A lot of nice badges, its nice to see people collecting this type of stuff. If you are considering refinishing any of your badges you should get a hold of cudachick1968 she can do amazing things with multi color powder coating. Her busness is phoenix specialty coatings, she is a member on this forum Here are three of my boiler signs she powder coated for me.
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I am having trouble putting more than one picture up but heres the other 2 signs she did for me.
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From an old fridge...
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Now going to have to find the Fresnel lens from the interior light of a International Harvester chest freezer that was baled, the IH logo is cast into the glass.

Then there is the "45 Caliber Dishwasher".

https://www.electrical-contractor.net/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/152381/45_Caliber_Dishwasher.html

BTW, they are currently resting in the door pocket of my F250. :D

Colt also manufactured electrical equipment, not unheard of to find Colt safety switches & panels, have 3 Colt items in the garage, but with the Photobucket debacle have a hard time posting photographs.
 
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Norcal said:
Now going to have to find the Fresnel lens from the interior light of a International Harvester chest freezer that was baled, the IH logo is cast into the glass.

Then there is the "45 Caliber Dishwasher".

https://www.electrical-contractor.net/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/152381/45_Caliber_Dishwasher.html

BTW, they are currently resting in the door pocket of my F250. :D

Colt also manufactured electrical equipment, not unheard of to find Colt safety switches & panels, have 3 Colt items in the garage, but with the Photobucket debacle have a hard time posting photographs.
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Those are pretty cool, and come with a great story....
 
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Was at the Onan factory (Cummins Power Generation now Cummins Power Systems). One of the guys I know had several different Onan magnets, used to given out for promotions, and awards for good deeds, good job / recognition, etc. Amazing array in his collection....
 
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Dennis Leigh Henry said:
Was at the Onan factory (Cummins Power Generation now Cummins Power Systems). One of the guys I know had several different Onan magnets, used to given out for promotions, and awards for good deeds, good job / recognition, etc. Amazing array in his collection....
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I've been through their factory here in the Twin Cities where they build generators. There's a small museum that's pretty cool, they have an assortment of generators going all the way back to the first style they built. There's a pretty good history of D.W. Onan here: http://www.onanfamily.org Note there's also some pictures of their various logos over the years at that website.
 
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I've been through their factory here in the Twin Cities where they build generators. There's a small museum that's pretty cool, they have an assortment of generators going all the way back to the first style they built. There's a pretty good history of D.W. Onan here: http://www.onanfamily.org Note there's also some pictures of their various logos over the years at that website.
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Thanks.. Yes, I've seen the museum.. and been in the factory a bunch over my 26 years with Cummins....
 
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Thanks.. Yes, I've seen the museum.. and been in the factory a bunch over my 26 years with Cummins....
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I'm an electrical engineer - I deal with Cummins (as well as their cross town rivals at Ziegler Cat) all the time when specifying generators for water and wastewater treatment plants. Their sales guys are good to work with.
 
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Here is one of mine. Nameplate off an old crawler crane I found, rusting away out in a field. It was actually ex Navy. Had a couple coats of olive drab type primer, and a couple coats of thick heavy black paint. It was a real PITA to clean it up and get it like this. Just to the right of the serial number you can see "USN". It's about 14" x 8" and nice and heavy brass or bronze - weighs a few pounds. I also pulled some really cool lights off it, to do a resto, but that's another story.
 

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Here is one of mine. Nameplate off an old crawler crane I found, rusting away out in a field. It was actually ex Navy. Had a couple coats of olive drab type primer, and a couple coats of thick heavy black paint. It was a real PITA to clean it up and get it like this. Just to the right of the serial number you can see "USN". It's about 14" x 8" and nice and heavy brass or bronze - weighs a few pounds. I also pulled some really cool lights off it, to do a resto, but that's another story.
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Nice.. old fashion all brass....
 
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Allgonquin said:
Here is one of mine. Nameplate off an old crawler crane I found, rusting away out in a field. It was actually ex Navy. Had a couple coats of olive drab type primer, and a couple coats of thick heavy black paint. It was a real PITA to clean it up and get it like this. Just to the right of the serial number you can see "USN". It's about 14" x 8" and nice and heavy brass or bronze - weighs a few pounds. I also pulled some really cool lights off it, to do a resto, but that's another story.
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Baldwin lima hamilton owned a company called austin western in aurora Il. My Dad and Uncle were welders there. They made road graders and I think rollers.


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