Collections : [Mattatuck Museum]

Blocker in Slitting Department at American Brass Company. Interview conducted by Jeremy Brecher and William Freeman.PDF of partial transcript available upon request. Abstract: Russell Hunter worked as a blocker in the slitting department of American Brass Company. He started working there at 16. He recalls growing up on Orange Street.

Retired from American Brass Company, Ansonia. Interview conducted by Jeremy Brecher on October 27, 1980. PDF of partial transcript available upon request. Abstract: Russell Sobin started working at American Brass Company in Ansonia in 1929, becoming the first Russian roller during the 1940s. He was also one of the first union stewards, signing up workers who spoke Russian, Polish and Lithuanian. Recalls his father serving on picket lines during the 1920 strike. Contrasts automated operations with hazardous conditions of earlier years in the factories.

Retired workers from American Brass Company, Ansonia CT. Interview conducted by Jeremy Brecher and Jan Stackhouse on November 18, 1980.