TEXANS INCORPORATED

THE HISTORY OF A LAMP COMPANY

Production Photos

Here's an interesting look at the inner workings of Texans Inc., with most of these photos taken for the purpose of illustrating their various stages of production. The pictures were most likely taken in the early 1970s, the majority in the new Bangs plant with others in Del Rio. The photographs were transfered to digital from slides that are in the collection of Pete and Evangeline Eads.


Howard Kron and Pete Eads.


Wendell Green.


Leonard Bradbury.


Donna Allen.


Jean Fitzgerald.


Plant Manager Pete Eads and two of his "slaves", Diane Paskewitz and Sherry Thomas.




Lydia Elder.


Eddie Norte with Siamese Cat TV lamps ready for firing at the Del Rio plant.


Lydia applies decorative glaze.




President Tommy Young adjusts the gas setting on a kiln.






Lola Priddy.


Debbie Reiger.


Steven Young.


Karlene Wadsworth.


Ina Windham.


Jean Fitzgerald.


Leon Eason prepares lamps for shipment.


Evangeline Eads, Texans book keeper.


Arturo Norte and Steven Young.