Excerpt from Naugatuck Daily News – Saturday, August 31, 1946
World War II - History Edition

Tank Clutches, Gun Brackets Made At Eastern Malleable

A large number of malleable iron parts were used in weapons and equipment used by our Armed Forces in World War II, and the Eastern Malleable Iron Company had a large share in producing these essential units. Many of their castings had gone into peacetime equipment which suddenly became necessary to the successful prosecution of the war, making their product one of the most essential.

They made thousands of Tank Clutches, Navy Valves, anti-aircraft Gun Brackets, 75 millimeter Shells, Submarine Detector castings, aluminum Cases for Control Instruments on battleships, Caster castings for use in Airplane Assembly Plants.

Unfortunately, in the early stages of the war, many of their men were placed under arms which seriously handicapped them in their efforts to meet production schedules. However, the remaining employees, together with such replacements as were secured, worked long and diligently with the result that they were able to contribute greatly to the war effort.

Employees of the Eastern Malleable Iron Company more than did their part in War Bond purchases by consistently having over 90 per cent putting 10 per cent of their earnings into War Bonds by weekly allotments all through the period of hostilities. Also, all during the war the same employees took a leading part in contributing to the Red Cross Drives and the War Fund Campaigns.