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Catalog Number
2009.1.16
Description
Black and white photograph showing the inside of the Holland Hart & Cooley factory.
History
August Landwehr, a Holland, MI businessman and resident, arranged in 1924 for Hart & Cooley to move to Holland, MI. The thought behind this was for Hart & Cooley to supply the warm air registers for Landwehr's Holland Furnace Co, furnaces.

During the World War 2 Hart & Cooley shifted production from registers to 60mm mortar-shell casings

In 1986 Hart & Cooley became part of Chicago-based Eagle Industries. In 1990 Hart and Colley workers went on strike, which led to a decline in sales and, eventually, a departure of Hart and Cooley from Holland, MI.
Gift of
Van Putten, Gordon