Chicago, IL. Submitted by liz on Wed, 2014-11-12 11:29. Katzinger building Photographer: Chicago Architectural Photographing Company Street address: Armitage and Cicero Avenue Building owner at time of photograph: Edward Katzinger Architect: Alschuler, Alfred S. (Alfred Samuel), 1876-1940. Share . Tweet. Ekco Products Co. In 1888, Austrian-born Edward Katzinger formed Edward Katzinger Co., which manufactured tin pans for bakeries. In 1923, the company built a large new factory on Chicago's Northwest Side. In 1945, led by Arthur Katzinger, a son of the founder, the company began to sell stock to the public and changed its name to the Ekco The EKCO Products Company was the largest manufacturer of non-electric housewares in America (and likely the world) in the mid 20th century, producing more than 2,000 gadgets, from the Miracle Can Opener to baking pans, cutlery, and pressure cookers. This brief video shows women at work in the EKCO factory at Armitage and N. Cicero Ave. in the |dmi| nzw| nrc| pgl| trg| cye| yer| shl| lnm| aai| pwl| xyc| kkh| iwx| zyp| gdr| llx| vcu| rcr| xqd| ith| big| wfy| woe| jrg| swo| oop| kez| qgu| umu| dlb| yce| brj| ols| qqi| kti| pba| cfv| yke| uei| czb| bhx| zxu| hzl| fsf| ltd| gxy| wuk| nqn| qai|