Title	Diamond Sewing Machine Company Employees
Description	In 1875, John Sigwalt relocated his foundry business from Chicago to Arlington Heights. The two-story building was located on Kensington Road. In 1883, the company was sold to Diamond Sewing Machine Company. Fire destroyed the foundry in 1895. Pictured: 1. Emil DeBeer, 2. Kopheim, 5. Wm. Hefferen, 7. Fred Lips, 9. Ed. Friese, 12. Telfar, 13. Galley, 14. Al Schweitzer, 15. Oscar Beutler; 16. Al. Beutler, 17. Art. Fletcher, 18. Philip Meyer, 23. Ed. (Doc) Bleimehl, 24. Geo. Fredericks, 25. Robert Schweitzer, 26. Ahlgrem, 27. Jukes, 28. Felz, 31. Scherf, 32. Chas. Maldner, 33. James Harris, 34. Fletcher, 35. Ed. Billep, 36. Fukat, 37. Gus. Stepner, 39. John Tesch, 44. Charles Taege, 52. Frank Mors, 54. Geo. Schneider, 55. Barber, 56. Clark Thurber, 57. Al Cook, 58. Otto Schrickel, 59. Fred Kuhs, 61. Chas. Hewitt, 62. Duncan MacNab, 64. Wm. Luddy. This item is part of the collection of the Arlington Heights Historical Society (http://www.ahmuseum.org).
Subject	Sewing Sewing Equipment & supplies Sewing Machines Sewing machine industry Foundries Foundry workers
Keywords	sewing industry
Proper Names	DeBeer, Emil; Kopheim; Hefferen, William; Lips, Fred; Friese, Ed; Telfar; Galley; Schweitzer, Al; Beutler, Oscar; Beutler, Al; Fletcher, Art; Meyer, Philip; Bleimehl, Ed (Doc); Fredericks, George; Schweitzer, Robert; Ahlgrem; Jukes; Felz; Scherf; Maldner, Charles; Harris, James; Fletcher; Billep, Ed; Fukat; Stepner, Gus; Tesch, John; Mors, Frank; Schneider, George; Barber; Thurber; Clark; Cook, Al; Schrickel, Otto; Kuhs, Fred; Hewitt, Charles; Hewitt; MacNab, Duncan; Luddy, William; Sigwalt, John
Organization	Diamond Sewing Machine Company
Participant	Arlington Heights Memorial Library with materials owned by the Arlington Heights Historical Society
Rights	Notice: This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U. S. Code). May not be reproduced without permission from the Arlington Heights Historical Society. For more information contact ahmuseum@ahpd.org.
Contributing Institution	Arlington Heights Memorial Library with materials owned by the Arlington Heights Historical Society
Date	Before 1895
Type	Photograph
Format	Paper
City	Arlington Heights
State	Illinois
Country	United States
Decade	1890s (1890-1899)
Copyright	Notice: This material may be protected by U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U. S. Code). May not be reproduced without permission from the Arlington Heights Historical Society.
GiftBy	Thurber, Miss Ella
AcquisitionData	Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 100 DPI, 8-bit color (256 colors)
DateCataloged	2006-07-05
PlaceKept	Located at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, AHHS Collection, Arlington Heights Historical Society Archives.
Language	English
Audience	Intended for genealogists and local history researchers.
CollectionsID	1970.011.102
Collection Name	Arlington Heights People and Places