Star Electric Motor Company, Newark, New Jersey; SEMCO; Fullerton Electric Co. 1910 to 1949

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 From the book, "Prominent Families of New Jersey, by W.S. Myers: 

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1911 -

 

 

 

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1912 -

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1913 - The following information is courtesy of Russ Huber. From the Electrical Record, 1913:

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1914 - Courtesy of Stefan Osdene:

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1915 - Courtesy of Russ Huber:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A sixteen inch direct current fan running, courtesy of Austin Ko   

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1916 -

 

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1917 -

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1918 -

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1919 -

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1920 -

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1921 -

 

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1922 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Example shown from the Dave Rouse Collection:                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  A Star Electric Motor Company painted steel-bladed example fan, and an earlier Star Fan & Motor Works 1/5 HP motor, and their respective data plates. - Images courtesy of Nicholas Denney.:                                     

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1923 -

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Pending unknown information, it appears fan marketing for Star Electric starts to fade at this point. The company continues to manufacture, however, right into the end of the post-war.

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1941 -

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1942 -

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1943 - Carl M. Peterson, a co-founder of Star Electric dies in March of 1943.

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1944 - Many men were drafted right out of the factories during World War Two. Star was no exception, but still had a large number of strategic war contract employees for a number of lucrative wartime government contracts.

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1945 - The war is over, but the company seems to be meeting a downturn in progress:

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1946 - Star Electric is downsizing and liquidating:

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1947 - One of the firm's founders, Emil Hollander passes away:

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1949 -

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1949 - The firm is sold to the Miehle Printing Press Company:

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