Industry on Parade was a short television program that aired in the U.S. from1950-1960. It was produced by the National Association of Manufacturers. The series demonstrated complicated industrial processes that transformed raw materials into finished products. Industry On Parade Retirement In The Afternoon is one of those black and white, public service, industrial films, probably produced in the mid 1950’s. Narrators used were Bob Wilson, Peter Roberts, and Radcliffe Hall. It was produced by Arthur Lodge Production, Inc. In 1953, Arthur Lodge formed his company and began producing his educational films. He wrote and produced more than 500 episodes for Industry On Parade.
Retired machinists at work teaching younger men the trade (0:43-1:55). Playing scuffle board (1:56-2:11). Fishing on a lake (2:12-2:19). Picking grapefruit (2:21-2:36). Grocery shopping (2:51-3:01). Lens making – yesteryear – wooden block covered with pitch (3:26-3:43). Molded glass blanks placed in the pitch (3:47-4:01). Lens grinders (4:02-4:25). Final polishing (4:26-4:35). Bausch and Lomb production of lens – polishing machines (4:37-4:45). Milling the glass lens (5:02-6:00). Water tower (6:14-6:18). Hendrickson Motor Truck Company (6:19-6:22). Truck motor (6:24-6:27). Truck axle (6:54-6:59). Truck tires (7:04-7:10). Finished truck model BD1500 (7:39-8:14). Tulsa, Oklahoma’s fair for the world of petroleum (8:20-8:55). Hall of Science (9:06-9:15). Small scale working models of oil rigs (9:16-9:20). Other products made from petroleum (9:21-9:29). Full scale oil rig drilling real well (9:30-9:36). Native Americans at the fair (9:59-10:06). Goobers candy (10:07-10:10). Popcorn (10:11-10:13). A car priced at $1,619. (10:53-10:59). Day Care for children at work – playing Ring Around the Rosie (11:30-11:44). Children on swings (11:45-11:47). Children on the slide (11:48-11:49). Saying prayers before eating (12:16-12:22). Children napping (12:33-12:49). Doctor examining children (12:51-13:03).
The Hendrickson story began in 1913 with the founding of The Hendrickson Motor Truck Company by inventor and businessman Magnus Hendrickson. This small Chicago-based manufacturing company built trucks often equipped with cranes, which were used to haul stone and other building materials.
In 1926, Hendrickson introduced the first tandem truck suspension, which mounted the axles on each end of an equalizing beam. This unique “walking beam” design distributed the truck’s load evenly between the two rear axles, which improved traction and greatly reduced the effects of bumps and potholes in the road. The walking beam soon gained widespread acceptance among the industry’s new 6×4 “six wheeler” trucks, which allowed more payload.
In 1978, The Boler Company, whose holdings included manufacturers of leaf springs and metal bumpers, purchased Hendrickson. In the years that followed, Hendrickson would expand into or acquire additional businesses in related areas—trailer suspension systems, auxiliary axle systems, springs, metal bumpers, and other heavy-duty components.
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