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The Kecoscope, Vol. 5, No. 88, Oct. 5, 1956. Old Guard Issue 1956. Issued by Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken.
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Old Guard Issue 1956. The Kecoscope, Vol. 5, No. 88, Oct. 5, 1956. Published by the Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.. Digital images only: house organ, 8-1/2" x 11" high, 5 leaves, 10 pp., illustrated.
This copy belonged to William Momberger, a Keuffel & Esser employee 1931-1967, who was an inductee into the Old Guard at a dinner on Oct. 4, 1956 at a dinner ceremony. A photograph and short biography for Momberger is printed on page 4. See archives 2010.052.0001 for the program for that event and 2010.052.0004 for the next issue of The Kecoscope with photos and a small article about the dinner.
The Old Guard, 25 year employees of the company, were honored and inducted into the group and featured in a copy of the company's newsletter (as seen here) and sometimes in a separate commemorative booklet. Also listed is the one new member of the Golden Guard, 50-year employees. See notes for the names of the new members as well as the unlisted, but other current members of the Golden Guard.
2010.052.0003
2010.052
Momberger, Mary Ellen
Gift
Gift in memory of William J. Momberger by Mary Ellen Momberger.
1956 - 1956
Date(s) Created: 1956 Date(s): 1956-1956
Notes: Golden Guard William Ferber John J. Hamm George P. Stumpf Paul A. Bauman August Suden, Sr. Frederick Borjes Albert C. Stuhr [new member 1956] Old Guard New Members - 1956 William J. Bomberger Gustav Lieb Michele Perricone Paul Schroeder Lawrence Kratz Allister L. Baker Ernest Poerksen Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2010-08-29