Several issues of the Hourglass newsletter from the
former Apex Manufacturing Company are housed in the business collection of the
Sandusky Library Archives Research Center. The December 1948 issue of the
Hourglass promoted home cleaning products. Page 16 of the newsletter depicts Apex cleaners under a Christmas tree:
The back cover of the newsletter provides details
about a display for the Apex cylinder cleaner that featured the attachments for that model. The attachments helped the 1940s homemaker clean
not only the floor, but also draperies and furniture and blinds.
Other features of this newsletter include family
news about employees, safety tips, and news from the various Apex departments.
An interesting letter from Sandusky Plant Manager Henry A. Klingenberger discusses the
social climate of the U.S. after World War II. Having faced material shortages
during the war, and the loss of employees to military service, in 1946 the
company was shifting back to normal peacetime production. “Good will and cheer”
were in the air.
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