Employee of the Granulation Center, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Notes:

Male employee working in the Granualation Center at the Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo. Employee guides ingredients through a pan-feed comminuting machine. A plaque on the front of the equipment identies the machine as a Fitzpatrick Model D comminuting Mill/Pulverizer. The company was originally formed to make friable pills, which were specifically designed to be easily digested. In 1995, Upjohn merged with Pharmacia AB to form Pharmacia & Upjohn, and was later owned by Pfizer.

Date Created:

1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Place:

Kalamazoo (Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Upjohn Company, Pharmaceutical industry--Michigan--Kalamazoo, Factories--Equipment and supplies, Male employees--Michigan--Kalamazoo, Drugs--Granulation, and Size reduction of materials

Rights:

This material is protected by copyright. Copyright held by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional information, please contact the Western Michigan University Archives, Kalamazoo, MI 49008

URL:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/wmich~5~5~25~161124