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Zimmer Corporation

Donald Zimmer started "Zimmer Boat & Trailer" in the 1930s until the start of WWII when building supplies were reserved for the war efforts. After the war, in 1947, Donald started Princess Homes, first in Elwood, Indiana and relocating to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania in the early 1960s.  At that time, his sons , Paul and Don ran the company with Paul relocating the headquarters to Florida in the mid-1960s.

In 1968, Princess Homes changed it's names to Zimmer Homes Corporation. At the same time it applied to have it shares listed on the American Stock Exchange after being an OTC company for many years. In 1982, the company's board voted to change it name to Zimmer Corporation and was re-incorporated in Delaware.

Over the years, it's subsidiaries manufactured a broad range of recreational vehicles, luxury automobiles, yachts manufactured housing and trailer homes in factories in at least as many as eight states. At it's peak, Zimmer Corporation employed more than 1,600 people.

In the 1980s, Zimmer produced at least two quarterly publications "intended for the members of Zimmer Corporation, friends and affiliates in the trade" and others who may have had an interest in the company.

The "premiere" issue, dated January 1984, is below and just below that, the next issue dated May - August 1984.

Does anyone know how long this continued or if these two were it? Contact us if you have any other copies!

 

Zimmer History - as reported by the press

Below is a chronologically sorted collection of newspaper stories regarding the Zimmer Corporation. It is intended to provide a look into the company history as reported by the local media at the time. Scroll through, or click on a decade below to jump to that point in this historical chronology!

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1980s


 

1940s

Detroit Free Press, - December 3, 1947
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Detroit Free Press, - October 19, 1949
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Detroit Free Press - October 3, 1949
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1950s

The Call Leader - August 31, 1950
The Call Leader - June 20, 1952
The Call Leader - October 29, 1952
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The Call Leader - February 9, 1957
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1960s

The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune - April 27, 1961
Sunbury Daily Item - June 15, 1961
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The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune - July 6, 1961
The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune - September 21, 1961
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Sunbury Daily Item - October 13, 1961
Sunbury Daily Item - June 29, 1962
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Sunbury Daily Item - August 11, 1962
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Sunbury Daily Item - December 31, 1965
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The Palm Beach Post - January 30, 1966
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The Tampa Tribune - June 14, 1966
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Fort Lauderdale News - July 13, 1966
Fort Lauderdale News - July 17, 1966
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Fort Lauderdale News - July 30, 1966
Fort Lauderdale News - July 25, 1967
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Fort Lauderdale News - August 23, 1967
Fort Lauderdale News - October 20, 1967
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Fort Lauderdale News - March 10, 1968
Fort Lauderdale News - April 24, 1968
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Fort Lauderdale News - June 2, 1968
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Miami Herald - June 9, 1968
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Miami Herald - June 11, 1968
 Fort Lauderdale News - July 28 , 1968
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Tampa Bay Times - July 7, 1968
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Miami Herald - July 21, 1968
Miami Herald - July 24, 1968
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Fort Lauderdale News - August 27, 1968
Miami Herald - October 6, 1968
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Fort Lauderdale News - May 26, 1969
Fort Lauderdale News - August 7, 1969
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1970s

Fort Lauderdale News - February 24, 1970
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The Miami Herald - February 18, 1971
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Fort Lauderdale News - August 4, 1971
Orlando Sentinel - October 27, 1971
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Miami News - May 8, 1972
The Miami Herald - Aug 1, 1972
Fort Lauderdale News - Sep 30, 1972
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Tampa Bay Times - October 25, 1972
Fort Lauderdale News - October 25, 1973
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Miami News - June 7, 1974
Miami Herald - October 22, 1974
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Miami News - November 6, 1974
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Miami Herald - November 19, 1974
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Fort Lauderdale News - January 22, 1975
Miami Herald - February 19, 1975
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Fort Lauderdale News - July 30, 1975
Miami News - February 18, 1976
Fort Lauderdale News -Apr 17, 1976
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Fort Lauderdale News - July 28, 1976
Orlando Sentinel - July 26, 1977
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Tampa Bay Times - September 20, 1977
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Orlando Sentinel - August 1,1978
Miami Herald - August 11, 1978
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Fort Lauderdale News - October 23, 1979
Miami Herald - November 10, 1979
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1980s

Miami Herald - August 4, 1980
Miami Herald - November 26, 1980
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Fort Lauderdale News - February 24, 1981
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Fort Lauderdale News - March 22, 1981
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Fort Lauderdale News - March 22, 1981
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Fort Lauderdale News - July 28, 1981
Miami Herald - December 5, 1981
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Fort Lauderdale News - January 26, 1982
Fort Lauderdale News - February 23, 1982
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Fort Lauderdale News - April 27, 1982
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Fort Lauderdale News - May 6, 1982
Tampa Bay Times - June 27, 1982
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Fort Lauderdale News - August 14, 1982
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Tampa Bay Times - October 17, 1982
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Miami Herald - December 15, 1982
Fort Lauderdale News - April 19, 1983
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Miami Herald - April 27, 1983
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Fort Lauderdale News - May 3, 1983
Miami Herald - May 23, 1983
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Fort Lauderdale News - May 31, 1983
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Fort Lauderdale News - June 4, 1983
Miami Herald - June 13, 1983
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Fort Lauderdale News - July 26, 1983
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Miami Herald - July 28, 1983
Fort Lauderdale News - August 2, 1983
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Miami Herald - September 22, 1983
Fort Lauderdale News - October 27, 1983
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Miami Herald - March 12, 1984
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Miami Herald - May 1, 1984
Miami Herald - July 31, 1984
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Miami Herald - September 3, 1984
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Miami Herald - April 30, 1985
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Miami Herald - July 30, 1985
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Miami Herald - November 1, 1985
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South Florida Sentinel - April 30, 1986
The Daily Oklahoman - September 7, 1986
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Palm Beach Post - May 19, 1987
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Palm Beach Post - May 25, 1987
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The Miami Herald - May 11, 1988
The Miami Herald - August 6, 1988
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Miami Herald - October 6, 1988
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The Miami Herald - October 17, 1988
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Miami Herald - March 17, 1989
Miami Herald - March 30, 1989
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel - July 18, 1989
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