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Centennial Souvenir Program, 1954 Prior to 1937 the foundations of the Independent Engineering Company were laid in the C & R Engineering Company and the Purified Gas Company both of which had developed a small business devoted to general gas engineering. In 1937 the Independent Engineering Company was organized and incorporated with the following officers:
The normal peace time business of the Company was the manufacturing of Acetylene Cylinders. Through 1937 and 1938 the Company manufactured these Acetylene Cylinders. During this time the President had conceived the idea of manufacturing Mobile Gas Generators to avoid shipping and reshipping empty gas cylinders.
During World War II the Company manufactured Mobile Oxygen generators in addition to the other products mentioned. These Mobile Oxygen generators were sent to every fighting front in the World War and along with them went trained operators, who were trained by the Company for this special service. In all, 1,007 men were trained for this special service.
Following the close of World War II, the Company began to devote more time to the production of stationary gas generators and research in the production of Argon.
On June 29, 1948, President L. R. Cartier died and on March 19, 1951, his wife, Mrs. Effie Mae Cartier, who had served as Secretary of the Company, also passed away. Following the death of these two original officers, the Corporation elected the present officers who are as follows:
Research was continued on the production of Argon, and at present, the Company is one of a very small number of firms in the United States producing Argon. In addition to the industrial gas generators mentioned and the industrial gases, both of which are produced by the Company, other products are a full line of accessory materials for the industrial gas business, such as various types of cylinders, rechargers, valving machines, test boards, and other types of testing equipment.
The products of the Independent Engineering Company, Inc., today, are not only distributed throughout the United States, but to many points in South America, Europe and Asia.
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