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I  stopped  in  and  was  ushered  into  the  office  Ken

            Hookansen, their chief metallurgist. H.M. Harper was a
            manufacturer  of  non-ferrous  fasteners.  This  included
            copper, nickel, aluminum and stainless steel alloys. They

            were looking for a junior member of their metallurgy staff,
            and figured I might fit!  My God, I had a job starting at
            $240/month!! I started in August 1950.



            FIRST JOB AT H.M. HARPER COMPANY: FALL 1950

            H.M. Harper was pretty much an integrated manufacturer
            of non-ferrous fasteners.  Their  raw material, however,

            was purchased and consisted of the specific metal alloys
            in  the  form  of  hot-rolled  rod  and  coiled  wire  stock.
            Harper would take the raw stock and precision cold draw

            it into feedstock for the automated bolt and screw heading
            and threading machines.  They were equipped with the
            appropriate  heat  treatment  facilities  to  anneal  and

            thermally  treat  the  alloy  feedstock  and  final  products.
            They also had pretty fair  metallurgical  and mechanical
            properties  test  equipment  along  with  spectroscopic

            capability to perform chemical analyses of the incoming
            and finished products that certified their product to a wide
            variety of customers.
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