Past Ford Motor officer - Harvey Schluchter, my Grandfather - under
Henry Ford My grandfather was given a gold watch with Henry Fords
signature on the inside of the back case. I was told a letter from
Henry Ford giving permission to use his signature was given with each
watch. We have the watch but not the letter. Is it possible to get a
copy of the letter to get a copy of the letter to go with the watch? |
Request for Question Clarification by
nellie_bly-ga
on
18 Nov 2002 13:56 PST
In what year was this presentation made?
What was your grandfather's title at the company when he retired?
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Clarification of Question by
harv12-ga
on
18 Nov 2002 17:38 PST
Service was from 1907 to 1944.
Harvey E. Schluchter, I believe was Treasurer - Secretary under Henry Ford.
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
18 Nov 2002 17:59 PST
Have you already tried contacting the Ford Motor Company? If not,
would you like a Researcher to contact the company and see if the
letter might be in some company file or archive?
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Clarification of Question by
harv12-ga
on
19 Nov 2002 09:01 PST
Yes I would appreciate it if you would contact the Ford Motor Company.
I did contact them and all they would do was refer me to the Library.
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
20 Nov 2002 19:18 PST
Before I contact the Ford Motor Company, I should ask you:
Do you remember who (or what department) in the company you contacted?
(I don't want to ask the same person and get the same answer.)
Also, did the person you contacted refer you to a particular library,
or just "the library" in general? (A particular library could be
helpful in this case; the library in general probably wouldn't be.)
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Clarification of Question by
harv12-ga
on
24 Nov 2002 19:25 PST
At Ford Motor Co.I first called information and then was transferred
to someone else who would only refer me to the Detroit Library web
site where I first saw google.com.
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
24 Nov 2002 19:36 PST
OK, I'll see what I can do.
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Clarification of Question by
harv12-ga
on
08 Dec 2002 17:26 PST
is the search still active?
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Request for Question Clarification by
justaskscott-ga
on
08 Dec 2002 19:11 PST
I'm sorry; I should have given you an update. I have one potential
source, which I have contacted by e-mail. (The source does not allow
telephone requests.) I got a generic response, which (I now realize)
stated that it would take three weeks for a specific response. That
was two weeks ago.
Unfortunately, the three week deadline is two days after your question
is set to expire. If you do not hear from me, and if no one else
answers the question, you can repost the question, and I will let you
know what happened.
https://answers.google.com/answers/help.html#followup
The source I have found has records from Ford at the time that your
grandfather received the watch and letter. But I am not sure whether
they have this particular record or type of record. Moreover, they
charge for specific research requests submitted by e-mail. Therefore,
I have asked whether they would have this letter if it exists at all,
and if they would not have it, who would.
If you would like, you can open a separate question (directed to me,
if you'd like), at whatever price you think is appropriate, asking for
information about this source. I'd be happy to post this information
as an answer. That way, you wouldn't have to wait another week to get
started. I'd also be happy to follow up (in a clarification of the
answer, for which you would not be charged) with the reply I hope to
receive from this source. If you are satisfied, then you can close
the original question, or let it expire on its own.
How does this sound?
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Clarification of Question by
harv12-ga
on
09 Dec 2002 08:38 PST
Thank you for your response. I will post a new question prior to the
expiration date if no answer has been found.
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Clarification of Question by
harv12-ga
on
10 Dec 2002 11:57 PST
I came across the box the watch was in and the name of the company is
Traub Brothers&Company,Detroit,Michigan. I hope this will help.
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Clarification of Question by
harv12-ga
on
11 Dec 2002 16:37 PST
I have asked an additional question as you requested. Thanks for your
help, I hope tis will allow time to find the answers we are looking
forZ
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