Harold Walter

Harold Walter

Harold J. Walter, born in Colorado 1901, died in ?, was an American textile manufacturer.

Early life and education

Harold John Walter was born and raised in Colorado. He grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado in 1923, at the age of 21. He went to work in the textile industry and rose to become a well known industrialist and entrepreneur, known for research in the manufacturing of textiles. He rose to be the CEO of the Bachman Uxbridge Worsted Company, headquartered in the town of Uxbridge, Massachusetts.

ignificance as an industrialist

Walter modestly credited his success in an article in Time Magazine to "marrying the boss's daughter". He later became the President of the "Bachman Uxbridge Worsted Company". At its peak it was one of the most successful textile companies in America. The company had seven plants nationwide and was written up in Time Magazine in August of 1953 in an article entitled "the Pride of Uxbridge". The Bachman Uxbridge Worsted company was a pioneer in blending synthetics with woolen manufacturing. The company boasted 75% percent increases in productivity with a variety of processes including air conditioned plants. Their proprietary processess produced material that led the U.S. in women's wear in the 1950's. The company had a long history of producing military uniforms, and produced the dress uniforms for the U.S. Army and "the first U.S. Air Force Uniform". They developed highly productive processes for making yarn. See also the articles on Colonel John Capron, Bernat Mill, and Uxbridge, Massachusetts.

Time Magazine and uniforms

The mill was featured in the August 24, 1953 edition of "Time Magazine," in an article entitled, "The Pride of Uxbridge"cite web|title= The Pride of Uxbridge (August 24, 1953) |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818770,00.html |accessdate= 2007-09-24] as the site of the "Bachman Uxbridge Worsted Company", which was then one of the most successful textile mills in New England. Research into textiles at Bachman Uxbridge Worsted Company produced a range of blended fabrics, including the "wool-nylon serge" used for army uniforms. The original U.S Air Force Uniform produced at the factory was dubbed and patented "Uxbridge Blue" or "Uxbridge 1683", after blue dye color selected at "Bachman Uxbridge". This dye was used in the manufacture of uniforms from 1947.cite web |title= Getting the Blues, by Tech. Sgt. Pat McKenna |publisher= Air Force Link |url= http://www.af.mil/news/airman/1296/duds.htm |accessdate= 2007-09-24]

Notes

*cite web|title= The Pride of Uxbridge (August 24, 1953) |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818770,00.html |accessdate= 2007-09-24
*cite web |title= Getting the Blues, by Tech. Sgt. Pat McKenna |publisher= Air Force Link |url= http://www.af.mil/news/airman/1296/duds.htm |accessdate= 2007-09-24


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