INDUSTRY ON PARADE U.S. STEEL PORTER-CABLE TOOLS AMERICAN HELICOPTER CO. RUBBER BELTS 12784
“Industry On Parade was a television series created by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 1950-1960. The series consisted of weekly episodes that highlighted American manufacturing and business. Hundreds of companies and products were documented during the program’s decade-long run.”
This film is a collection of three 1952 episodes from the series (episodes 110, 102, and 99). Episode 110 begins with a look at the Donora, PA (00:39) and its steel factory owned by the U.S. Steel Corporation (01:24), where waste is reprocessed into usable material. A pump moves gas-contaminated water (01:58). Flames melt down the collected iron from the cleaning process (02:43). There are more shots of the town’s streets, shops, a football team, and a bagpipe group marching in a parade. The next segment takes viewers to the Porter-Cable Company’s New York factory (05:17) where men build various tools. A man puts together a portable saw. A woman adds the motor to the saw body (06:15). A contractor on a jobsite uses a Porter-Cable circular saw. Next, viewers go to Kansas City to see the industrial research center for Midwestern Research Corporation (08:22). Here, scientists work in laboratories, conducting research with beakers, scales, and fluidizers (09:16). A man looks at an x-ray (09:44), while another man works with a spectrograph. The following segment features the manufacturing and test flying of helicopters at the American Helicopter Company in Manhattan Beach. A man climbs into an XA-6 (11:29). At the company’s plant, employees design and build helicopters. A man tests a part used for the aircraft (12:24). Another employee tests a jet engine at the company’s plant in Mesa, AZ (12:44). A man climbs into an XH-26, then takes off and flies around.
In the second episode, no. 102, viewers learn about the television network relay system that uses the Bell System. At a New York City studio, a ballet is being filmed and broadcast (15:00). Men in the production control room direct cameras and lights. The episode then shows a telephone communications building (15:40) where the broadcast is sent through the Bell System via coaxial cable. The next segment covers the manufacture of rubber belts at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, CO (19:15). Natural rubber is put in a mixer and blended. The blended rubber mix is moved along to a coating machine (19:50). Cords are treated with adhesives before coated with rubber. A man builds a tire with several plies of rubber (20:25). The episode shows V-belts being manufactured and a shot of the factory. The next segment begins with a grandmother and her granddaughter pushing strollers down a sidewalk (21:48). Employees of the Welsh Baby Carriage Manufacturing Company in St. Louis build strollers (22:12). Women cover metal frames with cloth for the basket. A man assembles a carriage (23:12). People pack the collapsed strollers in boxes for shipping. The final segment of episode 102 shows several young women looking at wedding rings at a jewelry store (24:42). A woman sketches a ring design at J.R. Wood and Sons Company in New York. Metals are placed in a crucible with gold and melted down (25:17); a bar of the gold alloy is compressed and is put through a flanking machine, which stamps out circles of gold alloy.
In the final episode of this set, viewers see how sleeper cars are serviced in Chicago, IL. A man cleans the inside of a Pullman sleeping car (29:00). At the Pullman Coach Company’s testing laboratory building (29:42), a man puts samples of sheets in a tensile-testing machine (30:30). Back on a Pullman sleeping car, a porter unpacks clean sheets and towels (31:07). A female passenger boards the train (31:46) and is escorted by a porter to her car, where he explains the lights and temperature controls. In the next segment, a man poses with boxing gloves and headgear (33:55). At the Everlast Sporting Goods plant in New York City (34:15), viewers see a woman as she sews seams into material used for making gloves. A man shapes the sewn glove (35:03); women stuff material into the gloves and weigh them. Finished gloves are boxed for shipping. Women dance on the set of a television studio (36:32). At the production campus of the Alexander Film Company in Colorado Springs (36:45), viewers see the inside of the control room of a set. For animated commercials, men transfer drawings to film using an optical printer (27:49). The final segment features young women from Florida working on a tobacco farm near Melrose, CT (38:56). The teenagers harvest tobacco leaves in the field. A truck hauls the harvested leaves to a barn, where more of the young workers loop tobacco onto sticks and hand them up to a man who hangs the tobacco up to dry.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com
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As a child of the 1950s when I went to the movie theater before the movie would start they would show a cartoon and also an episode of industry on parade I liked it better than the cartoon.
Holy Molely I loved this show when I was a kid! My grandpa was an engineer at Link Aviation in upstate N.Y.
i use a portable Porter Cable bandsaw from 1958 on a daily basis it's solid as a rock (well). ;)
These quarter-hour programs were usually presented on weekends (mostly telecast on early Saturday or Sunday mornings).
33:16 that building still stands at 25-27 w. 55th street , Bayonne NJ First door, middle window, second door matches exactly..... looks much different now, stucco , run down, boarded glass.... and a pattern of exposed , sharp gravel like they did back in the 60's 70's. Angelo Tozzi was a tool / metal works designer , producer , and inventor. He is the man on the left at the desk. Cheers.
I look forward to everyone of these videos! Thank you!
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4 жыл бұрын
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@Bearnasty2354
3 жыл бұрын
@@PeriscopeFilm I work at u.s steel gary works
They were belching 80 TONS of soot a day!!! INTO A VALLEY!!!!!!!!!!
@jokes881
2 жыл бұрын
...only 560 tons a week, or 7 Space shuttles .
Creating kitchen cabinets right on the job site is a lost art. The house my parents built in 1969 has site-built cabinets; tons in the kitchen, a large buffet, bunches in the main bathroom, plus a few others here and there. They're all still in perfect working order. Those ballerinas needed a LOT more rehearsal. They don't build teenage girls like those in the last segment any more.
@tarstarkusz
2 жыл бұрын
That's because they were all young, WHITE and fit. But also, remember the monsters they grew into during the 60s.
It just dawned on me that these IoP films are the original ‘How It’s Made’ shows of the 21st century !
Gates is still producing v belts although most of their production is the toothed rubber belt nowadays. Such as timing belts and blower belts. And of course grooved serpentine belts found driving accessories in most cars.
That’s pretty cool US Steel did that to capture the smoke particles
@Tubes12AX7k
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure it wasn't entirely based on altruism, but at least they did control the dust and air particulates. I couldn't believe what it must have been like with that terrible air quality, SO2, and waste ponds. I used to live within a couple of blocks of a steel mill at one point in my life and thankfully that was long after this documentary. Mostly, it was just loud at certain times of the day (or night).
It would be neat to see a compilation of " A Message From Industry to you... " about inflation 🙂 In this film it's at 3:58
I want one of those little helicopters.
@jaminova_1969
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@Vinlaell
2 жыл бұрын
And that little train
I wish they still made this show.
Let's send the kids to tobacco camp! :D
It’s funny to watch how they harvest tobacco in the north we actually cut the whole stalk in spear and hang it in the barn and then pull it down and strip the leaves all at one time When it comes in order
80 Tons a day from this one SMALL mill!!! And they were claiming it wasn't a problem? And "due to inflation a buck only buys 52 cents"- try 2020 where it is about 3 cents. Average 4 room house?? Never seen one!
A WWII dollar is worth 5 cents today
@andybaldman
4 жыл бұрын
That's capitalism for ya.
@andybaldman
3 жыл бұрын
@ Its funny how pro-capitalism people all love to call anyone critical of it 'losers'. Do you all get your memes from the same manual? (And why are you all such tough guys?) Capitalism had a run, and like every other system before it, will have an end (and probably soon). Better to understand why sooner rather than later.
@Nords555
3 жыл бұрын
@@andybaldman no, thats the central bank fiat scam. Has nothing to do with cApItAlIsM.
@andybaldman
3 жыл бұрын
@@Nords555 I don't think you know what either of those things mean. Capitalism is the system that seeks to maximize capital. In order for that system to work on a long term, continual growth must be an embedded part of the system. And a side effect of that is that the dollar becomes weaker over time, until the system crumbles. Now, can you explain the fiat scam, in your own words?
Those Porter-Cable tools aren’t like the plastic junk made today
I bet the dust water is bad...
Porter Cable tools of that era are now collector's items. Although many of them are still used. I still use a 1938 4x27" Takeabout belt sander. That would run circles around the imported junk they sell now. I am very annoyed that the choice has been taken away. Used to be the more you paid the better you got. Now you're pretty much at the mercy of Harbor Freight and Home Depot.
This isn't any old ganda. No Sir, this is Propo Ganda!
@ambulet
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe they blew their own horn a bit, but at least it was made here, not in China, the experts on Propo Ganda
I hear Paul Harvey at 23:56
12:39 - A buzzbomb powered helicopter.
@Teegan2
7 ай бұрын
😂
I wonder how an up to date progressive would view the wedding band segment?
@sharid76
4 жыл бұрын
Probably a historical pictorial of their grandparents' or even great grandparents' search for their own wedding bands. Brides of that time had no consideration to make regarding "stacking up" wedding bands, or considering how many times she would be searching for upgrades of her wedding and engagement rings. It was one ring or set, which she would be wearing most if not all of her life. Perhaps a new and larger engagement diamond, or remounting the one she had along with a different style of diamond mount which included smaller side stones, for a significant anniversary, like the 25th, or beyond. But rarely did any woman consider the possibility of an upgrade for her first anniversary! By then, usually the family budget was concentrated on paying for the first baby, not a new ring. Given the amount of money spent now in all the segments of the broad wedding industry every year, it's rather different, with tens of thousands of dollars being sunk into a wedding celebration, which was relatively unheard of in the time of these potential brides, even when accounting for inflation. As the wedding ring industry now has branched out in many new styles and types, a broader range of financial circumstances of the customer is considered, and working in many more metals and other materials like silicone, instead of just yellow or white gold, and platinum, and for a while, Palladium . Only the styles and variety of them changes over time. They haven't really lost their general popularity with couples still taking the broad leap into matrimony. Given the popularity of the much larger diamond sizes, over 1/2 to 1 carat, which these couples shown in this video had rarely even dreamed of. Only unless living in the extreme higher brackets of society would they be shopping in the "high street shops" like Tiffany or Cartier, not the "neighborhood" jewelry stores which would be selling brands like Art Carved, Keepsake, or Orange Blossom, which catered to the blue collar and middle class customers. There are many more kinds of metals now used, including sterling silver which was never considered for the use of standard lifetime wedding bands of the time. It was only in the dime store versions, with the diamond simulants available of the time, which were considerably cheaper and made by costume jewelry producers. And then there are metals that didn't even exist yet, or had never been considered for jewelry at all, such as stainless steel, or chrome, or even cobalt. Plus the other stones used to replace mined diamonds, such as CZ, Moissanite, and the other proprietary "recipe" stones with their own names and formulas, none of which existed yet. Mostly it's become a matter of choice, based on lots of factors, not just financial, many of which were not considerations of the generation of 1950's couples.
@miata1492
3 жыл бұрын
royster Futrell: Probably by exercising their usual height of intellectual dishonesty: forcing their 2020 "wokeness" onto 1950s norms.
Build your own LP gas powered helicopter! Plans only 1.99.
Until the 90s, Birmingham and it’s suburban areas had the coal/coke haze from all the steel mills and coal mines. But that dust meant jobs and families too. You gonna wash them away too??? Well, ya did.
@38:28 is true more than ever
But .. but ... but porter cable tools are made in china.
20 people died from one smog event. I don't have words.
@miata1492
3 жыл бұрын
That was 70 years ago, BEFORE smoke "scrubbing" was known.
The company believed thick sludge extracted from the filters; (previously released into the atmosphere as harmless dust), made no negative impact on air quality 🤔🙄 . . .
@sharid76
4 жыл бұрын
Not to them of course. By recognizing that the problem existed, and it was sourced to *THEIR MILL* that pointed the fingers at them to actually *DO SOMETHING* about it! Since they DID make significant changes to their air quality issues, without publicly admitting that they were actually responsible for the damage done, and then showed off the results, that makes them the heroes of the time, instead of the neglectful criminals they were. You can bet money though that there were significant discussions at board room level about what they had to do - aka spend lots of money on - to resolve the damage they had done before the public started putting two and two together, and demanding changes, before it turned into a public relations debacle of massive size? Besides, changing stack emissions and admitting that improving air quality over the earth was the responsibility of the industries of the day, wasn't even a "thing" in the 50s, until people locally started dying. There was a massive issue with poisonous smog in England in the later 40s after WWII, which was related to a bizarre weather incident which caused the stuff to hang close to ground level, even blanking out visibility, and killing hundreds if not thousands of people before it resolved. The constant creation of thick smoke from coal burning heat sources, from homes as much as trains and industries created the impetus to produce better heating methods and supplies, and reduce coal burning sources from all sides, and improve their air quality.
We love all of your work and infinitely great full of those good olde days !! MAGA ❤ !!! ❤Periscope Films
Greta needs to watch how they were concerned about dirty air back then.
@23:30 "Half of the new citizens" exactly half boys were born and exactly half girls were born?
@sharid76
4 жыл бұрын
Relatively speaking, it's usually considered about half and half. For purposes of this narration, that's close enough.
Our government 🇺🇸 leadership ought to watch @4:01
At model boat club meets always hear where did you by it ????? 😀 all we say is that we built it the looks we get are funny people just don't understand
Shoes for industry...shoes for the dead!
@-oiiio-3993
2 жыл бұрын
Tirebiter Industries.
@marstondavis
2 жыл бұрын
@@-oiiio-3993 Hey Porgie, are you helping Porcelain make the bed?
@-oiiio-3993
2 жыл бұрын
@@marstondavis Don't eat with your hands, son, use the trenching tools.
@marstondavis
2 жыл бұрын
@@-oiiio-3993 oh you boys, I’ll leave you to fight it out among yourselves.
@-oiiio-3993
2 жыл бұрын
@@marstondavis Aw, not now, Mudhead. They need me at the last meeting of the philatelist club.
I still use ‘Gates’ belts on my cars in 2023
Our towns should still look like this It's our own fault
Wow! The foolish current thieving government should be replaced with the right American how thinks like this show!
@kc4cvh
2 жыл бұрын
Well put.
This is corporate propaganda
@miata1492
3 жыл бұрын
Say it isn't so!
@tonyc223
3 жыл бұрын
Want to live in a tee-pee down by the river?
People today just don't understand any thing today shack a box out comes the video game 🙃 or what ever. Use there hands !!! Dah what make something by hand