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[Trade catalogs from Louden Machinery Co.]

Catalog Data

Variant company name:
Est. 1867 ; St. Paul, MN ; Chicago, IL ; Albany, NY ; Kansas City, MO ; Toledo, OH ; Guelph, Ontario, Canada  Search this
Company Name:
Louden Machinery Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Louden Barn Equipment ; Industrial Div. ; William Louden ; Louden Mfg. Works  Search this
Notes content:
Barn and dairy equipment ; steel stalls ; pens ; hay tools and equipment ; "Louden's Balance Grapple Hay Fork" ; "Louden's Bird Proof Barn Door Hanger" ; hay stackers ; hay slings ; "Some Interesting Facts on a Homely Subject" on soil , enriching soil with manure , and the "Louden Litter Carrier" for cleaning out barns ; "Louden Industrial Monorail Systems" ; "Louden MonoTrack" , "Louden Double Bead" and "Louden Super-Track" monorails and hardware ; litter and feed , and milkcan and merchandise carriers , with installation plans ; "Emancipator" , "High Lift" and "Quick Out" litter carriers ; "Dairy Barn Equipment" includes pictures of famous high-yielding dairy cattle ; "Louden Hog House Book" , with hog raising equipment ; advertisement for "Louden Automatic Dispatch System" reprinted from June 1944 Fortune ; sludge conveying equipment ; cranes ; "Louden Barn Plan Book" , with design drawings ; industrial "overhead carrying system" ; "Louden D-B Track" ; "Cost Cutting with Monorail and Cranes" ; "Overhead Fork Lifts and Tiering Trolleys" ; other agricultural and materials handling equipment ; Louden's Universal Hay-Pitcher .
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
83 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Fairfield, Iowa, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_27735
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_27735