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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 and supplies Sewing Machines Sewing-machine industry Foundries Foundry workers
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
Date	Before 1895
Type	Photograph
Format	Paper
City	Arlington Heights
State	Illinois
Country	United States
Decade	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
CollectionsID	1970.011.102