Sunday, December 29, 2013

Factory

Norwich, CT

The factory pictured here was once the largest employer in Norwich.  They produced a particular consumer item here from 1913 up until 1984, when operations were moved to Illinois.  The items are still produced today and a hint to the product can be found by close examination of the brickwork in this building.  That's all the hints I'll give.  I leave it up to my followers to guess what was produced here.  Feel free to venture a guess in the comments section.  Thanks for looking! 

4 comments:

  1. Hi Ed. That must be the Thermos Company's manufacturing plant. Didn't know it had moved to Illinois. What is going on with that factory building now?

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  2. Is it a bottling plant? It looks like a bottle on the chimney or tower. Or maybe a bullet. Armaments are big in Connecticut, so maybe that is what it is . . .

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  3. You're absolutely correct, Jeff. Jack was close with a bottling plant, however. A Thermos really is a vacuum bottle. I'm not sure what the plant is being used for now. I haven't found a way to get down closer to the facility. Thanks for playing along!

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  4. Gee... I was going to say surf boards... that would make sense for Norwich, CT.

    :-)

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