SCARCE A.C.F. "VOLUME FOR VICTORY" 10K ENAMELED WWII HOMEFRONT FACTORY WORK PIN

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SCARCE A.C.F. "VOLUME FOR VICTORY" 10K ENAMELED WWI ? POSS. WWII ? HOMEFRONT FACTORY WORKER PIN
PIN IS MARKED 10K HOWEVER I HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED FOR GOLD.....
ACF Industries
, originally the
American Car and Foundry Company
(abbreviated as
ACF
), is an American manufacturer of
railroad
rolling stock
. One of its subsidiaries was once (1925–54) a manufacturer of
motor coaches
and
trolley coaches
under the brand names of (first) ACF and (later)
ACF-Brill
.
The American Car and Foundry Company was originally formed and incorporated in
New Jersey
in 1899 as a result of the merger of thirteen smaller railroad car manufacturers. The company was made up of:
Company
Founded
Location
Buffalo Car Manufacturing Company
1872
Buffalo, New York
Ensign Manufacturing Company
[2]
1872
Huntington, West Virginia
Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company
1861
Berwick, Pennsylvania
Michigan-Peninsular Car Company
1892
Detroit, Michigan
Minerva Car Works
1882
Minerva, Ohio
Missouri Car and Foundry Company
1865
St. Louis, Missouri
Murray, Dougal and Company
1864
Milton, Pennsylvania
Niagara Car Wheel Company
Buffalo, New York
Ohio Falls Car Company
1876
Jeffersonville, Indiana
St. Charles Car Company
1873
St. Charles, Missouri
Terre Haute Car and Manufacturing Company
Terre Haute, Indiana
Union Car Company
Depew, New York
Wells and French Company
1869
Chicago, Illinois
During
World War I
, ACF produced
artillery
gun mounts and ammunition,
submarine chasers
and other boats, railway cars, and other equipment to support the Allies.
[4]
ACF ranked 36th among United States corporations in the value of
World War II
production contracts.