Frank Pellegrino (inventor)

During his tenure, General Fibre became the largest manufacturer of duck decoy models in the United States, producing over a million per year in the 1950s.

[1][2] Pellegrino also negotiated the sale of the International Hat Company to Interco, Inc.[3] Additionally, he created a variety of inventions related to the plastic molding industry.

Most notably, Pellegrino invented automated assembly line machines in the formation of plastic objects.

[4] These machines were used by General Fibre in the production of a variety of plastic models, duck decoys, and Michelob paraphernalia throughout the 1960s to 1980s.

After World War II, Pellegrino was stationed in Japan as part of the US occupation and rebuilding effort.

St. Louis Arch model constructed of plastic molding from one of Pellegrino's assembly line machines. The model was sold inside the Gateway Arch in the 1970s and 1980s.
Anheuser-Busch beer bottle coin bank from 1970. This line of products was produced by one of Pellegrino's machines.