card, employee information
Catalog Number
T02-1662.36Description
Employee information card from the Western Foundry Company for Muryl Colthurst, 8-10-1943. Information on the front includes employee address, date of birth, number of children, height, weight and nationality. On the back the employee's wages and date of employment are provided (note: this card is blank on the back side).History
The Western Foundry Company was a division of the Consolidated Foundries and Manufacturing Corp. Western was located in Holland, MI at 310 East 8th Street (1942, 1960 and 1990 city directories). They produced castings such as pressure vessels, boiler controls, clutch and flywheel housings, gears, sheaves and compressor components.Managers of Western Foundry included FJ Biener (1942), Herbert Merwin (1945), Elmer Andringa (1949) and Carl Johnson (1954). President's included Elmer Andringa (1968), D.B. Ziegler (1979), Robert Barteaux (1984) and William G. Lucas (1990).
Sena De Jong (1916-1989) lived in Holland, MI with her parents Marinus and Sena De Jong at 258 West 20th Street (1930, 1940 and 1950 US census).