There are a pair of maps on the wall in the front office at Erlbacher Gear & Machine Works in Cape Girardeau. One is a map of the United States. The other a map of the world. Both are adorned with ...

David “Peewee” Erlbacher had machines in his blood. He came from a long line of machinists dating to 1865. He founded Erlbacher Gear and Machine Works, Inc. in Cape Girardeau in 1955 and worked there ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Some call it one of Cape Girardeau’s best kept secrets. You might not know it's there, but people across the globe sure do. “We’ve shipped as far away as Madagascar, ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Erlbacher Homecoming Crank-In brings people together from across the country, and they have one thing in common. They use Erlbacher knitting machines, which are made ...