Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Allan M. Cameron, 1975.Biographical NoteExecutive.
Scope and ContentsPre-mechanized can operations; development of early machinery; growth of Cameron Can Machinery Company; impact of World War I and depression on Cameron Can; work with Bunge and Born in South America; encouragement of can self-manufacturing; manufacturing of thread rolling machines, air testers; effectiveness of family-run business in can industry; advantages of merger with Continental Can; development of Chicago technical center; can industry's leading role in automation.
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