Walter Grutchfield: Meritex Ribbons / Terminal Engineering Co.
That same year the Directory of Directors in the City of New York listed him as "Secretary and Director" at Terminal Engineering. His World War II registration in 1942 recorded him, age 60, living in Summit, New Jersey, and employed at The Texas Co., 135 E. 42nd St., New York City. His death notice, New York Times , 22 Nov. 1972, read, "Dearborn - Richard J., of 37 Old Fort Road, Bernardsville, N.J., on November 21, 1972. Beloved husband of Frieda Dearborn and father of Richard C., Henry C., Mrs. James E. Ziegler, Mrs. Leon J. Souren, Mrs. Alexander Bedrosian and Mrs. Marjorie C. Polhemus. The funeral will be held at the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Friday at 2 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in his name to the R. J. Dearborn Scholarship Fund, Princeton Theological Seminary." Harry F. Thompson was born in Cincinnati, 6 Oct. 1886. His association with Terminal Engineering seems to have been brief. He registered for the World War I draft in 1917 when he was the Eastern Manager at Provident Chemical Works, 90 West Broadway. He was a vice president and director at Terminal Engineering in 1918, but there is no evidence that he stayed an officer there after this date. Many patents were issued to Terminal Engineering. Most credit Willard C. Brinton as inventor. Some of these on google patents were Motor Truck for Freight Handling (1930), Freight-Weighing Device (1928), Motor-Casing Closure (1925), Object Holding Rig for Trucks (1929), Jack (1932), and Guards and Curtain Closure (1929). An elaborate lift truck manufactured by Terminal Engineering was illustrated in this article in the journal The Foundry , 1 April 1921. This article from Industrial Management , 15 Feb., 1921, describes the TEC Short Haul Truck manufactured by Terminal Engineering. This article from Commercial America , July, 1922, describes the TEC Short Haul Truck manufactured by Terminal Engineering. --> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hollywood Advertising Co. were first listed in the New York telephone directory in 1932.