General Electric Company employee John S. Erwin is no alchemist, but he proved pretty handy turning copper into gold. His idea for better utilizing copper in manufacturing products earned for him the top award of $4,800 for 1953 under General Electric's suggestion award system. A record $685,842 was awarded GE employees for 29,939 useful suggestion adopted during 1953. More than $5,000,000 now has been paid out for ideas by General Electric, since its suggestions program started in 1922.

General Electric Company1954-05-12

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Title: General Electric Company employee John S. Erwin is no alchemist, but he proved pretty handy turning copper into gold. His idea for better utilizing copper in manufacturing products earned for him the top award of $4,800 for 1953 under General Electric's suggestion award system. A record $685,842 was awarded GE employees for 29,939 useful suggestion adopted during 1953. More than $5,000,000 now has been paid out for ideas by General Electric, since its suggestions program started in 1922.
Creator: General Electric Company
Date Created: 1954-05-12
Location: Schenectady - Schenectady County - New York
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Language: English
Subject Keywords: Materials; Employees; Awards; General Electric Company;
Type: Photograph
Publisher: General Electric Company
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