Title
Ternstedt Division, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan
Preview
Accession Number
95.13.11961
Creation Date
1961
Description
Ternshedt Division, General Motors Corporation, Detroit Michigan Outer Door Handle and Trigger or Lever in Stainless Steel (Artwork Above)
Pastel and Colored Pencil on paper
E.N. Bozeman
95.13.1
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Ternshedt Division, General Motors Corporation, Detroit Michigan Hardware Styling, Grille Proposal (Artwork Attached Below)
Pastel and Colored Pencil on paper
Stanley A. Mikolaczk
95.13.3
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Ternshedt Division, General Motors Corporation, Detroit Michigan Hardware Styling, Outer Door Handle with Push Button (Artwork Attached Below)
Pastel and Colored Pencil on paper
Robert Brown
95.13.2
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The Trenstedt Manufacturing Company was founded in 1916 by the Swedish inventor Alvan K. Ternstedt who designed the first practical car window regulator. In 1917, a new factory was erected at Fort and Livernois Streets in Detroit and financed by the Fisher Body Company. After the inventor passed away, the Fisher family purchased the plant, which became a division of the General Motors Corporation. Prior to this merger, the Ternstedt Company did work for the Ford Motor Company, the Chrysler Corporation and other automotive firms producing decorative chrome-plated trim accessories, such as handles and door locks. It became the largest General Motors plant in Detroit and employed the largest group of women in the industry. Many stylists emerged from the Ternstedt design studio and became prominent artisans in the field. Other examples from the Ternstedt designers can be seen in this exhibit.
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