Lancaster Malleable along Manheim Pike in Lancaster, PA |
The layout of the casting company. Jerry lived to the left of the railroad tracks which can be seen on the left. Remember to click on photos to enlarge them. |
Train along siding dumping coal to be used in the furnaces. |
These are core machines used for making cores. |
Pouring molds with the molten metal. |
Hi - My great grandfather owned Lancaster Malleable. Thank you for sharing these fond memories, I found your site while googling to learn more about my family history and this was a pleasure :)
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DeleteThank You for visiting with me. My friend Jerry, who lived close to Lanc. Malleable, built a replica of the place in HO size for his train yard. Looks great! In the white box at the top left of my blog you can type HO trains and scroll through all the stories I have written about his train yard over the past 9 years. You will see his replica of the place. LDub
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather worked here for over 38 years.
ReplyDeleteI toured Lancaster Malleable 20 years ago. I have never seen men work so hard in my life. The molders were on production & they were fast & furious. They made a good salary.
ReplyDeleteI worked for Lancaster Malleable Castings Co for 10 years, 5 years Molding and 5 years Melting. I earned a certificate of Industrial Metallurgy thanks to Ken Martin, and a good living for my family. I’m very grateful to LMCC.
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Hey I remember you from there I worked at the malleable from 1978 till the end I worked in the core room
DeleteWhy doesn’t Robert Mason get some recognition? I can’t say exactly when he worked there. My guess would be 1978- 1980. He started out as a molder in the melting department, Then he moved up to being a group leader. He then went back to molding, because he could make more money pouring iron. I remember one year Robert Mason was in a big newspaper article ( Intelligencer Press )
ReplyDeleteI WORKED MANY YEARS WITH BOB HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND ALSO THE OLD LMC GANG WAS A SPECIAL GROUP
Delete( same article ) Bob Mason always reminded me of a cartoon character since he was built to the max . ( neck, chest, shoulders and arms ) But his torso and legs were slender. This was probably because he worked at an extremely, physically, hard, job. I knew Robert Mason from high school. He was in my high school class.( Mannheim Twp. , class of 1979 ) Bob played drums on the side. Unlike me ; he never took any drum lessons or was in concert, band& marching, band. Although Bob was a real good rock- and - roll drummer! Samuel Stoudenheimer
ReplyDeleteI was a molder at Malleable and had a floor next to Bob for a year. Great guy. He was the king of that foundry.
DeleteFrom what I know, Bob Masson later installed drywall. He must have been doing re-model jobs.
ReplyDeleteI am looking for old pictures of the old Lancaster Malleable Building. Does anyone have any of the original building or pictures of workers working inside?
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