Anyone here work for Ford in the 50's?

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Sat 28 Jun 2008 01:19
Anyone here work for Ford in the 50's? - stunorthants26
Prob a long shot, just wondering if anyone did?

Edited by Pugugly on 28/06/2008 at 09:08

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Sat 28 Jun 2008 02:05
Anyoen here work for Ford in the 50's? - DavidHM
My Dad sold steel to them and would have known a bit about the company, if you have a specific question.
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Sat 28 Jun 2008 07:58
Anyoen here work for Ford in the 50's? - jc2
Yes.
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Sat 28 Jun 2008 13:54
Anyoen here work for Ford in the 50's? - stunorthants26
Did anyone know John Wilson Baird?
I know he worked at Leamington, Dagenham and Southampton. Not sure where he started but I know he ended up in management.
The info I have is he was the manager at Leamington Imperial Foundry when Henry Ford visited, and latterly manager ot Southampton.
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Sat 28 Jun 2008 14:10
Anyoen here work for Ford in the 50's? - jc2
No;didn't work at any of those places.
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Sat 28 Jun 2008 20:49
Anyone here work for Ford in the 50's? - mfarrow
My late grandad worked in management at Leamington in the 1950s. Ernest Thorley.

There's a photo of "Ernest Thornley" (sic) receiving a cutlery set as a "leaving present" (sic - wedding present, he never left) from a load of management in one of our local photo books, if you want me to look and see if John's on the photo with him?
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Sat 28 Jun 2008 21:23
Anyone here work for Ford in the 50's? - stunorthants26
Sure yeah, I was hoping that someone alive today would have known him or atleast of him. Was just curious as I have many newspaper clippings about him but my nans memories of him are somewhat patchy these days!
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