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Toy Story: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 8:14am.
February 1942. A.C. Gilbert Company, New Haven, Connecticut. "Conversion. Toy factory. Stephanie Cewe's skill with this electric screwdriver has been turned to the aid of Uncle Sam's war machine. Stephanie used to assemble toy locomotives; today, she uses the same screwdriver to assemble parachute flare casings." Photo by Howard Hollem, Office of War Information. View full size.
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Ring zoom please
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 8:17am.
That ring looks like a Buddha, or an angel or a baby.
Erector Square
Submitted by Anonymous Mapster on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 6:56pm.
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Erector Square is still there. The A.C. Gilbert Company was best known as maker of the Erector Set.
Satisfied Customers
Submitted by chollisr on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 5:21pm.
This lady should be pleased. Countless children were undoubtedly delighted by the toy locomotives she assembled. Equally pleased were Marines and soldiers in foxholes when their aircraft dropped these flares to neutralize the enemy's nighttime infiltration capabilities.
Toy Story #2
Submitted by Rip Tragle on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 3:59pm.
I was thinking the same thing about that huge screwdriver.
I'm glad he said it as the second photo is delightful.
I like the trains too.
Fark Off
Submitted by Tom Harwayne on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 3:58pm.
One quick look at certain aspects of this picture demands Fark action.
O-27
Submitted by Brent on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 2:09pm.
A.C. Gilbert was making 1/64 scale trains, (O Scale is 1/48, and HO is 1/87) running on O-Gauge track, popularly known as O-27, so yeah, those toy trains were pretty substantial.
Those toy trains must have been huge!
Submitted by rgraham on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 11:36am.
No way she used that "screw driver" to assemble toy locomotives. Nice story though.
[Think again. Click to enlarge. - Dave]
Pretty Woman
Submitted by Mr Mel on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 11:34am.
There probably was some written or unwritten directive to those OWI lensmen. Photograph only the attractive ones, it's better for the public morale.
Great Restraint
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 9:12am.
Was exercised in the writing of the title for this one!
Factory Babes
Submitted by GeezerNYC on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 8:46am.
Judging by the Shorpy shots from WWll, all the pretty women had factory jobs. Who said working in a factory is boring? One just has to choose the right period in history.
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