Davis and Geck Company records, 1909-1997.

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Davis and Geck Company records, 1909-1997.

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Collection highlights include several typescript histories of the company prepared at various times by members of the Davis and Geck administration, including Ben Hirsch and Charles T. Riall. Other materials include promotional literature describing Davis and Geck products from the 1910s through the 1980s. Some intra-company literature is also present, including newsletters, customer service guidelines, and a plant supervisor's manual. The map case contains floorplans of the Danbury factory, detailing a proposed 1995 renovation. Artifacts obtained from the factory have been donated to the Menczer Museum of Medecine and Dentistry in Hartford, Conn. The Eli Whitney Museum has also received materials from the Davis and Geck plant.

6 linear ft.

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7809285

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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Hirsch, Ben.

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Riall, Charles T.

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Dave and Geck Company.

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The Davis and Geck Company, which produced sutures, was founded in 1909 by Charles T. Davis and Fred A. Geck. Beginning in 1928, the Davis and Geck Company also began to produce surgical films as a way to document new procedures and to assist in the training of doctors and nurses. In 1951, Davis and Geck acquired a factory in Danbury, Connecticut, formerly owned by the Mutual Rough Hat Company. Production began at this plant in 1953, and it remained the company's primary production facility up u...

American Cyanamid Company

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NY. From the description of Folic acid and vitamin B-12. Their interrelationships. Technical bulletin no. 1, 1954. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122632877 ...