Production orders and Linesetting article

[Studebaker Wheel]

This young lady typing up a Production Order (not build sheet!) on a teletype machine in the 1940s or early 50s. Now if we just had one of those machines and a stack of production order blanks we could replicate the p.o.'s more accurately! By the way there was an extensive article on the linesetting division with numerous photos in the May 1953 issue of the employee magazine The Spotlight.

[Studebaker Wheel]

I guess I could scan the article and post it here if there is any interest.

[8E45E]

Now we know where the '59-'61 Lark gas filler doors come from!

Craig

[Roscomacaw]

Richard, I for one, would love to see that article here. Thanks!

Wonder if that young lady's still with us?

[Ron Dame]

Now we know where the '59-'61 Lark gas filler doors come from!

Craig

I wonder what a lark in brown wrinkle finish?

[StudeRich]

So Richard, I am curious looking at this Pic, WHAT would she copy it from?

The Lower Document could be a Copy of the Dealer or Factory Order on it's own Form Type, and the Upper one is the Real Production Order ratchet feed Form she is creating?

I guess we all know that Dennis and Denise did have one of these Machines at Newman & Altman to create real hand typed Copies. I would think it is now at S.I. South Bend or the SNM, but I thought I heard the Multi-Page Forms were all used up?

Sure, I too would like to see the Article/Story that goes with this neat original Pic.

[studelark]

Yes, Richard, I would like to read the article from the "Spotlight". I'm sure there are many of us who do not have excess to the factory magazines. Thanks for making the offer to us.

Frank Drumheller
Locust Grove, VA
60S-W6
M16-52 '48 Boyer-bodied fire truck

[Bullet]

i would like to see it also!

Mark

[2R2]

Richard, I concur, please post the article!

[Studebaker Wheel]

Here the 4 page article from the May 1953 Spotlight.

[Studebaker Wheel]

So Richard, I am curious looking at this Pic, WHAT would she copy it from?

The Lower Document could be a Copy of the Dealer or Factory Order on it's own Form Type, and the Upper one is the Real Production Order ratchet feed Form she is creating?

I guess we all know that Dennis and Denise did have one of these Machines at Newman & Altman to create real hand typed Copies. I would think it is now at S.I. South Bend or the SNM, but I thought I heard the Multi-Page Forms were all used up?

Sure, I too would like to see the Article/Story that goes with this neat original Pic.

Rich; The Linotype machine was not used to type the production orders at N/A and neither Dennis or Denise did those. They were done by an older lady whose name I have forgotten but I helped her many times to transpose by hand the info off the original p.o. onto a standard form that they used. I might add that the original Studebaker Corp p.o. forms changed every few years (and in some cases each year) but the ones you received from N/A was the one Studebaker used in the last few years (Mid 60s). In other words a form you would receive for the 1939 Champion was the same as the one use for the '64 Hawk when in reality they were totally different. I made up new and accurate forms for each year some 6-7 years ago and provided them to the SNM who is now using them. I am attaching below the form I made up for the 1950 models. It is identical to the original.

[HAWK64]

I just read that linesetting article in the May issue from the 1953 Spotlight I have in the 12 issue bound volume 17 put out by Studebaker at the time.

[Studebaker Wheel]

I just read that linesetting article in the May issue from the 1953 Spotlight I have in the 12 issue bound volume 17 put out by Studebaker at the time.

Yes, those bound volumes were not printed in any quantity. I knew personally Carlton Shamo who was the long time editor and he indicated that 20 or fewer were done each year. I believe I have all of them however I also have a complete set in loose copy form since it is very diffficult to make copies out of the bound volumes (like I just did from the May '53) since the books do not want to lay flat on the scanner. Are you aware that all the post WWII Spotlights have been digitized? Not by me but by another SDC member. Can pass along his name and contact info should any one have an interest.

[HawkGT]

GREAT article, Richard, THANK YOU for scanning it for Forum members! I for one would be interested in who the SDC member is who digitized the post WWII Spotlights. Doing this for Turning Wheels -- a BIG job of course -- has always seemed like a great investment in the future that the club should consider.

[Studebaker Wheel]

Gene; His name is Ed Meyer. Great guy. One of the co-chairs of the St Louis meet in 2015. Send me a p.m. and I will provide his contact info.