Altorfer Bros. Company

[2] In 1911, they outgrew the schoolhouse and built a new two-story factory next to the Santa Fe railroad line in Roanoke.

[6] The Roanoke factory was destroyed by fire on February 12, 1914; in March, the company announced it would rebuild on the original foundation.

ABC became Insull's supplier and made washing machines under the Fedelco brand exclusively for them.

[5] In August 1931, Altorfer signed a contract with Westinghouse Electric to produce three models of washing machines.

[1] Clyde Ulrich, the director of manufacturing at ABC, tested shells that could pierce the armor of the German tanks.