Tumbrink, Fred

Date:
2005-07-15
Length:
95 minutes
Interviewer:
Randles, Raymond
Transcription available:
yes
Series:
American Printing House for the Blind
Series ID:
2009_051
Interview Number(s):
2009_51_28
Summary:
Fred Tumbrink talks about working as a machinist in the Maintenance Department of the American Printing House for the Blind from 1941 until his retirement in 1986. He mentions welding frames for braille writers, repairing stitching machines for the Bindery, and working on stereograph machines at an offsite location at Ninth and Broadway Streets. He also talks about the Teamster Union's effect at APH and recounts his experiences as union steward.
Topic(s):
American Printing House for the Blind (Louisville, Ky.), Braille, Blind--services for, International Brotherhood of Teamsters