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[Trade catalogs from Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.]

Catalog Data

Company Name:
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Baldwin Locomotive Works (Philadelphia, PA) ; Bryant Electric Co. (Bridgeport, CT) ; Cleveland Railway Co. (Cleveland, OH) ; Cooper Hewitt Electric Co. (NY) ; Copeman Electric Stove Co. ; Fuel-Gas & Electric Eng. Co., Ltd. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; George Cutter Co. (South Bend, IN) ; Nernst Lamp Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; R. D. Nutall Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; Perkins Electric Switch Mfg. Co. (Bridgeport, CT) ; Pittsburgh Meter Co. (East Pittsburgh, PA) ; Sawyer-Man Electric Co. (NY) ; B. F. Sturtevant (Boston, MA) ; Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Wilmerding, PA) ; Westinghouse Air Springs Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. (NY) ; Westinghouse Electric Elevator Co. (Jersey City, NJ) ; Westinghouse Machine Co. (East Pittsburgh, PA) ; Westinghouse Traction Brake Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; Westinghouse X-Ray Co. (Long Island City, NY) ; Westinghouse Electric Corp. ; Westinghouse Engineer  Search this
Notes content:
Two pieces OVERSIZE: "10 Million KW", on company history, turbines, generators, and shops. Arranged by the following subjects: Air Conditioning & Ventilation ; Alloys ; Appliances ; Battery Chargers ; Capacitors ; Circuit Breakers ; Condensers ; Control ; Converters ; Company Info ; Electronics ; Education ; "Engineering Achievements" ; Gears ; General Industry ; Generators ; Heating ; Industrial Heat ; Instruments ; Insulation & Plastics ; Lighting ; Lightning Arresters ; Maintenance & Safety ; Meters ; Mining ; Miscellaneous ; Motors ; Power ; Power Stations ; Radio ; Railroad ; Relays ; Rectifiers ; Switches ; Switchboards ; Switchgear ; Surge Protection ; Transformers ; Welding ; Voltage Regulators ; X-Ray. Willie Vocalite robot catalog (shelved in Company and General Information box) ; Baldwin-Westinghouse Mine and Industrial Electric Locomotives, Special Publication No. 1873, May 1930 (shelved in Mining box).
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
9672 pieces; 137 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Computers and computer equipment  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Plastics and rubber  Search this
Radios and radio equipment  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
Air conditioning  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Candles  Search this
Computers  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Metals  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motors  Search this
Optical equipment  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Plastics industry and trade  Search this
Radio supplies industry  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_25055
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_25055