Rockford Screw Products Executives sit at a conference table. Left to right are Richard Norberg, General Sales manager, Howard Landstrom, Assistant Secretary and Office Manager, Edward Stonefield, Administrative Vice President, Gerald Broski,…
Rockford Screw Products corporate airplane, the "Screw Bird" sits on the tarmac with two men shaking hands in front of it. Company President Swan Hillman sits in a Ford Thunder Bird in front of the plane.
Rockford Products sample products. The company was able to manufacture special order parts such as square bolts, flattened parts, ball studs on square shanks, and a variety of patterns of drilled holes.
Rockford Products sample parts that demonstrate different types of knurling. Knurling provides a rough gripping surface by creating a pattern of straight, angled or crossed lines that are rolled into the material using a lathe.
Rockford Products manufactured pins and clips. Some are for cabinet locking mechanisms. The smaller pins in front are for holding down the tops for convertibles.
Samples of Rockford Products parts. In the foreground is a turbo charger shaft. Back second from the right is a Ford fuel nozzle which is both cross drilled and end drilled. All the other parts are component parts rather than fasteners.
Rockford Products parts. The two parts in the foreground and the two in the center are caster stems. The second part from the right in the back row is a part for a speedometer.
Rockford Products manufactured parts. The large part in the back is a Delco Shock absorber ring made on a 1500 header. The Outside Diameter is approximately 2.375". On the back right is valve spring retainer for Caterpillar diesel engines that was…
Open office concept. Ward Lidbetter, President on the left, and Ed Stonefield, Executive Vice President on the right meet in the Rockford Products Plant #3 (707 Harrison Avenue) Open Office concept.
Rockford Products President Jack Rauh shakes hands with the employee that won the contest for naming the new header department. His winning entry was the name "TANSON" which stands for "There Ain't No Stopping Us Now."
Rockford Products at 707 Harrison Avenue, changing the sign from Rexnord to Rockford Products after buying the company back from their parent company, Rexnord.