Oral history interview with William J. Lobrovich 1974

 

Name
Lobrovich, William J (Interviewee)
Nackman, Mark E (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with William J. Lobrovich 1974
Abstract
Youth, apprenticeship as machinist; rebuilding equipment supplied by other firms to Continental Can; changes in machine design; invention of pneumatic stripper; production of airplane wing edges during World War II; standardization of Continental Can's equipment and machine parts nationwide; dealings with Hans Eggerss, Lucius Clay.
Collection Name
Continental Group project
Subjects
Engineers; Machinists; Machine design; Machinery industry; Airplanes, Military; Lobrovich, William J; Continental Can Company
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1974
Note (Biographical)
Production engineer.
Note
Interviewed by Mark E. Nackman on November 5, 1974.
Note (Provenance)
William J. Lobrovich, Gift 1975
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
13541629
Also In
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-t6ae-6t92
Related URLs
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