Argus Gets Periscope Contract

Argus Gets
Periscope
Contract

$739,800 Award
Will Continue
Employment For 50

A $739,800 contract for
the manufacture of peri-
scopes for a new Army ve-
hicle has been awarded to
the Argus Cameras Divi-
sion, it was announced
today.

Officials of the Army Ord-
nance District said in Detroit
the : •• '-"l i iiinue em-
;ploy , ; ..'ons work-
ing on periscopes for an old-
er Army vehicle, the M-60.

Production of periscopes un-
der the new award will begin
on July 1 and continue through
February, 1962. The periscopes
will be used in the Army's
new—M-ll? Personnel Carrier.
. Argus Cameras Division of
^'e Sylvania Electric Products
fp. was awarded the con-
f.t following solicitation of

six potential pq|
.,1.^-1 y. ^

The local division received an
initial Army periscope order in
the amount of $943,000 on June
au, I960, calling for production
of 1,650 complete periscope
units plus spare heads.
A total of 1,509 periscopes
to be built under the new
award.

Clinton H. Harris, president
of Argus, said the new contract
will aid in steadying employ-
ment here.
• ment here.
\ This is the second defense
contract which the company
has re; ince 1955, when
it began •' ;'ii 8,000 fire con-
trol instruments for Army
tanks, anti-aircraft weapons
and other instruments.

Argus manufactures a va-
riety of 35mm still car
movie cameras, projector
other equipment. It has a work
force of more than 900 per-
sons.