nicolas75 Posted February 3, 2019 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2019 Hello Loving to travel and discover differents parts of the USA, i like to know alos where my web items were made Does anyone knows where were the manufacturing plants of the following makers : Lub prod Co Charlotte tent and awning Co Hinson MFG L-D inco Western Tent and awnings co Long Cadillac Fabrics WB Farrell Assoc Inc Midwest duck and canvas co RMT Co Nasco Atlantic products corps Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 4, 2019 Share #2 Posted February 4, 2019 I believe that Hinson was located in Waterloo, Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWII Parachutist Posted February 4, 2019 Share #3 Posted February 4, 2019 Glancing through my archives I found this: Atlantic products corps - Trenton, New Jersey. Contracts running from October 1940 through November 1945 Charlotte tent and awning Co - Charlotte, North Carolina. Contracts from March 1943 through September 1945 Hinson MFG - Amsterdam, New York. Contracts running from October 1942 through December 1942. There might be another company with this same name that Andrew posted. According to my list this company made Jungle packs. Not sure if its the same company or another. Lub prod Co- Cleveland, Ohio. Contracts from June 1941 through July 1943 Nasco - Brooklyn, New York. September 1942 through February 1943 Western Tent and awnings co - Lincoln, Nebraska. May 1942 through June 1945 For the contracts, this listing only has large contracts, so a few small ones might slip through. Joshua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted February 4, 2019 Hello Thanks for your help Have a nice day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 4, 2019 Share #5 Posted February 4, 2019 See this link for more information regarding the Hinson plant in Waterloo: https://dp.la/item/ee75eb73d67268cae7c0668693d2ca59 I am not sure if it is the right company, but they did do work in textile and leather goods. I have cartridge belts and probably a mountain rucksack made by Hinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted February 4, 2019 Share #6 Posted February 4, 2019 Here's a nice list of some more WWII makers http://wing.chez-alice.fr/USA/US_equipment.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted February 4, 2019 Share #7 Posted February 4, 2019 Cadillac Fabrics may have been in Cadillac Michigan. Great info everyone, I enjoy learning where these things were made! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted February 4, 2019 Share #8 Posted February 4, 2019 Cadillac Fabrics may have been in Cadillac Michigan. Nice little article about them: https://books.google.com/books?id=m6ESDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT87&dq=Cadillac+Fabrics&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjL26G2zKLgAhVhilQKHQ2GCs8Q6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWII Parachutist Posted February 4, 2019 Share #9 Posted February 4, 2019 See this link for more information regarding the Hinson plant in Waterloo: https://dp.la/item/ee75eb73d67268cae7c0668693d2ca59 I am not sure if it is the right company, but they did do work in textile and leather goods. I have cartridge belts and probably a mountain rucksack made by Hinson. I wonder if there are two "Hinson" companies, or perhaps they had two different locations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted February 4, 2019 Share #10 Posted February 4, 2019 Here's a nice list of some more WWII makers http://wing.chez-alice.fr/USA/US_equipment.html That list is a great resource. Bookmarked and saved. Thanks! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 4, 2019 Share #11 Posted February 4, 2019 I wonder if there are two "Hinson" companies, or perhaps they had two different locations? The same occurred to me - maybe one company had two plants. It would be quite a coincidence if two different companies both with the same name were in the textile business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted February 5, 2019 Share #12 Posted February 5, 2019 Hinson MFG was in Waterloo, Iowa one of the forum members here their mother worked there during the War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted February 15, 2019 BTT Thanks for members who answered Still searching for L-D inco Long WB Farrell Assoc Inc Midwest duck and canvas co RMT Co J.S. & S. CO Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 26, 2019 Share #14 Posted February 26, 2019 If by Long, you refer to R.H. Long, then the location was Framingham, Mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted March 15, 2019 Thanks Still looking for : L-D inco WB Farrell Assoc Inc Midwest duck and canvas co RMT Co J.S. & S. CO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted March 17, 2019 Hello Does anyone knows who is Bab Co Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin45 Posted March 20, 2019 Share #17 Posted March 20, 2019 This is only speculation, however it is possible that B.A.B. Co. and BETTY ANN BAG CO. which had contracts for M1924 First Aid Pouches in 1942 are the same company. Referring to this list of First Aid Pouch manufacturers note that Betty Ann Bag Co. appears only in 1942 and B.A.B. Co in 1942, 1943, and 1944. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/178796-med-pouches/ Perhaps the company switched to an abbreviated marking at some point during the course of 1942? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted March 20, 2019 Hi I think your speculation is right The letters and numbers are that close Especially the "9" that has a longer end Then the "Co." Congrats, sharp eyes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTRIP Posted March 21, 2019 Share #19 Posted March 21, 2019 I happen to live in Charlotte and Charlotte Tent and Awning is still in business https://www.charlottetentandawning.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share #20 Posted March 22, 2019 Hello Anyone knows who is "MEESE Inc" ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin45 Posted March 22, 2019 Share #21 Posted March 22, 2019 Meese Inc. is still in business. https://www.meese-inc.com/ It looks as though their products are all plastic now. For many decades however they manufactured laundry/material handling carts consisting of heavy cotton duck bags with a steel frame mounted on a wooden base with caster wheels. No doubt transitioning to the manufacture of cotton duck and webbing equipment would have been fairly straightforward with the type of equipment and skills they had available. Example of one of the classic style carts here showing the construction. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-shamrock-meese-inc-canvas-1807908965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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