Dale G. Hofmeister worked in an airplane factory in Kansas City during the early part of World War II. Grandpa and his partner were hotshots. They found ways to be more efficient and productive. They did Quality work. I sure wish I had written this down when your Grandpa told me about it so I could pass it on to you. For now, until I can find notes or can sit under a shade tree at III and dig around in my memory, you'll just have to accept that for what it is worth.
Himself has known this toolbox all his life, I imagine, as Grandpa made it in 1941. It says 1941 right on there. February 15, 1941. To show how life has changed in that time, Grandpa put his Social Security Number right there on top, to prove it was his toolbox and that he made it. Today, we'd put that Social Security Number inside the box and triple lock it!
The leather handle has come off but Himself and I think we can mend it well enough and put it back on to last another 30 years. So now, the toolbox is at Too but someday it will be at III. It will be a prized possesion at III. As was Dale G. Hofmeister, Prized and Priceless.
1 comment:
I don't ever think I've seen this toolbox. Unbelievable that he still had it & with his soc. sec. # on it!
Good story Ma!
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