Jack & Heintz Police Badge Number 2 Metal Pinback Eagle 1940 's nice rare

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

JACK & HEINTZ POLICE Badge , Bedford , Ohio - Maple Heights ... in very very good condition..... Jack & Heintz Inc. early 40's World War II Aircraft mechanical & electrical parts Co-founders William S. Jack and Ralph M. Heintz formed Jack & Heintz, Ltd. in Palo Alto, California in 1940. In November of that year they moved their operations to Ohio, locating on Broadway Avenue on the line between Bedford and Maple Heights. The name was changed to Jack & Heintz, IncBeginning with 56 employees in 1940, and adding 22 more by November, 1940, a total of 78 office and shop employees began the task of building an organization which soon gained local, and national attention. By 1944 employment had reached 8,700 people, with another 35,000 waiting for the opportunity to become an "associate" of Jahco, as the company came to be known. To help meet production requirements, a second plant was built on Solon Road in Bedford Township.The end of the war in 1945 drastically reduced the need for military production. Business fell far from its wartime peak. The resulting slump brought about a merger in 1946 with Precision Products Corporation, and the name was changed to Jack & Heintz Precision Products.In 1961 the Siegler Corporation acquired Jack & Heintz. In 1962 Siegler and Lear, Inc. merged, and Jack & Heintz became the Power Equipment Division read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.