Ed Reis working with wire-cutting spool rack at Hercules Port Ewen plant

2024-09-03T16:48:30-04:00

General view of employee Ed Reis guiding plastic insulated wire from spool rack to cutting board during the manufacture of electric blasting caps at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Port Ewen, New York. Prior to cutting, copper, enamel, and iron wire were insulated with different colored plastics for purposes of identification and visibility and, as visible into the photograph, wound onto spools.