Farm Equipment - AC in LIFE magazine

Print Page | Close Window

AC in LIFE magazine

Printed From: Unofficial Allis
Category: Allis Chalmers
Forum Name: Farm Equipment
Forum Description: everything about Allis-Chalmers farm equipment
URL: https://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7249
Printed Date: 17 Jan 2025 at 9:22am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.10 - http://www.webwizforums.com

Topic: AC in LIFE magazine

Posted By: Austin(WI)
Subject: AC in LIFE magazine
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 2:40pm

Someone had posted on here about that LIFE magazine article on the AC strike. I went to a antique mall today..and one whole booth had nothing but LIFE magazines..and lo and behold that issue was there. February 3rd, 1947. Cots me $5. Had some interesting photo's in there to.

-------------
"Better By Design"

Replies:

Posted By: Austin(WI)
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 2:47pm

I will post these articles on here if anyone is interested. Let me know.

-------------
"Better By Design"

Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 2:48pm

Wow. Good going, Austin. Could you possibly scan the article and post in on here? We'd all like to see it.

Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 2:49pm

Fast fingers. You must have read my mind.

Posted By: Austin(WI)
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 2:52pm

I will get that up on here for sure. Won't be till a little later..but i will for sure Goose! :)

-------------
"Better By Design"

Posted By: Don Smith
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 2:52pm

Please post pics Thanks Don in Indiana

Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 6:25pm

YOu know, I remember reading that article when it came out in 1946 (?). I know that year when we could have sold ANYTHING we got SIX tractors. Most of them C's.

I firmly believe that communist inspired strike was the beginning of the end for Allis Chalmers.

Remember they went into WWII in basically third place in the Farm equipment industry. When this was over they never seemed to do better than 5-6.

Would love to see the article. That was a MEAN strike.

Good Luck!

Bill Long

Posted By: Austin(WI)
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 6:45pm

It wont let me upload anything??? idk why.

-------------
"Better By Design"

Posted By: Oldoug
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2010 at 7:23pm

Would like to see it too. I think A-C workers went on strike in '68 also. The neighbor had a 190 XT in the assembly line when it happen.

Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2010 at 7:26am

soounds interesting

-------------
sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?"