MotorCities - GM Ternstedt | Southwest Detroit Auto Heritage Guide Ternstedt was named after its founder, Alvar K Ternstedt, who invented and patented a chain and sprocket mechanism for windows This replaced, in short order, the inefficient system of raising and lowering auto windows by straps
Ternstedt Division, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan In 1917, a new factory was erected at Fort and Livernois Streets in Detroit and financed by the Fisher Body Company After the inventor passed away, the Fisher family purchased the plant, which became a division of the General Motors Corporation
Ternstedt Manufacturing Company - MyCompanies Wiki It was acquired by Fisher Body in 1920 and remained a subsidiary until becoming a division of the General Motors Company in 1948 Ternstedt was merged into Fisher Body in 1968
Fisher Body Ternstedt in World War Two During World War Two General Motors folded the Trenton plant into the Eastern Aircraft Division which built Grumman designed Wildcat fighters and Avenger torpedo aircraft
Ternstedt Manufacturing Company: History Modern Suppliers The Ternstedt Manufacturing Company was a significant American manufacturer of automotive hardware, primarily for General Motors (GM), throughout much of the 20th century The company was a leader in its field, known for innovation, large-scale production, and distinctive design
Ternstedt Manufacturing Company - University of Michigan Ternstedt Manufacturing Company made automobile body hardware and metal stampings It was acquired by GM as part of its purchase of Fisher Body in 1926 In 1933, Ternstedt became a division of General Motors
Ternstedt Manufacturing Co. Sybill Oil - Detroiturbex. com Ternstedt did work for GM, Ford, Chrysler and other automakers, producing window regulators, handles for doors, locks, and plated trim parts In 1948, Ternstedt was spun off as their own division, but was folded back into the Fisher Body Guide division of GM in 1969
1938: TERNSTEDT DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS Starting out as the manufacturer of auto door handles and other General Motors automobile hardware, the company was transformed into a manufacturing facility for the United States Navy during World War II when the fabled Grumman TBF "Avenger" was made here along with another Avenger plant at Bloomfield, New Jersey
The Women of Ternstedt and the First Slowdown Strike Ternstedt was the largest GM plant in Detroit It had 12,000 workers, the overwhelming majority of them women, who made door handles and other chromium parts for GM vehicles The company had hired mostly women workers because it felt women could manipulate small parts more easily than men
Cranked Up - nailhed Ternstedt became its own division of GM in 1948 and in 1968, was made part of Fisher Body Guide (which originally manufactured headlamps) This plant at 6307 W Fort Street remained the Ternstedt headquarters until they were moved into GM's Warren Tech Center in 1962