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[Trade catalogs from Heath Co.]

Company Name:
Heath Co.  Search this
Related companies:
(subsidiary of) Daystrom Inc. ; Heath / Schlumberger Instruments ; see also Heath Aviation Co.  Search this
Notes content:
"Heathkits" ; quality electronic equipment in kit form ; kits to build televisions, clock-radios, fishing & marine equipment, time & temperature weather kits, metal locators, etc. ; "Skinner" air scoop and filter, lifetime windowshields, plastic enclosures, aircraft radios, air phones, plywood skis, plywood floats, inspection covers, loop direction floats, heavy duty tailwheel, shock cord covers, windowshield covers, and tie down kits for airplanes ; "Heath" vacuum tube voltmeters ; home protection systems ; automotive test equipment ; generators ; speakers ; turntables ;audio recording equipment ; etc. ; Heathkit Catalog Supplement 80/03 and 80/04 (1962) ; "Malmstadt-Enke Instrumentation Laboratory" catalogue ; two catalogues for the "pH Meter/Recording Electrometer Module" to be used with the "Malmstadt-Enke Servo Recorder" ; catalogue is accompanied by two articles reprinted from Journal of Chemical Education, titled "A Versatile and Inexpensive pH Recording Electrometer" (vol. 41, no. 3; March 1964) and "A Versatile and Inexpensive Controlled Potential Polarographic Analyzer" (vol. 41, no. 4; April 1964) ; Heath EU Series Bulletin (vol. 1, no. 2; 1965) ; article titled "pH Stat with Digital Readouts for Quantitative Chemical Determinations" reprinted from Analytical Chemistry (vol. 37, no. 1; January 1965) ; article titled "A Multipurpose High Precision Recording Photometer" reprinted from Journal of Chemical Education (vol. 41; May 1964) ; Heathkit 1966, Catalog-810/60A ; small catalogue advertising a book titled "Electronics for Scientists" by Howard V. Malmstadt, Christie G. Enke, and E. Clifford Toren, Jr. ; Heathkit Catalog, Fall and Winter 1961-1962 ; separate print advertisements ; physics laboratory equipment as used at University of California Berkeley ; Heathkit preamplifier ; Heathkit Catalog No. 200, Christmas 1985 ; Heathkit assembly manual for "HW-16 CW transceiver" ; Heathkit assembly manual for "HP-1144 AC Power Supply ; Heathkit "kit builders guide" ; Heathkit assembly manual for "cantenna" dummy RF load" ; product information for "Heath Berkeley Physics Laboratory stations ; Heathkit assembly manual for "HD-20 Crystal Calibrator" ; Heathkit assembly manual for "AM Table Radio" ; Heathkit assembly manual for "HG-10B Amateur VFO" ; Heathkit assembly manual for "HD-1234 Coaxial Switch" ; Heathkit assembly manual for "HD-10 Electronic Keyer"
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
70 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)  Search this
Computers and computer equipment  Search this
Department store; dry goods and mail order catalogs  Search this
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Radios and radio equipment  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Television  Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Clocks and watches  Search this
Commercial catalogs  Search this
Computers  Search this
Department stores  Search this
Dry-goods  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Optical equipment  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Radio supplies industry  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Ships  Search this
Television -- Receivers and reception  Search this
Television supplies industry  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_20344
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_20344

[Trade catalogs from Marriott Corp.]

Company Name:
Marriott Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
Hot Shoppe ; Bob's Big Boy Restaurants of America ; Roy Rogers Family Restaurants ; Gino's Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) ; Host International, Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
lodging, food service, and entertainment ; group of hotels, resorts, and franchised inns ; airline catering and food service management ; restaurants (fast food, coffee shops, specialty restaurants) ; airport terminal restaurants and shops ; "Great America" theme parks ; "Sun Line" cruise ships ; "Hot Shoppes" ; "Roy Rogers" restaurants ; "Bob's Big Boy" coffee shops and restaurants
Includes:
Trade catalog and histories
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Washington, D.C., United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Hotel; bar and restaurant supplies  Search this
Luggage; travel; travel services and traveling accessories (including trunks; briefcases; and other traveling accessories)  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Topic:
"Hotels -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Bars (Drinking establishments)  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Briefcases  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Hobbies  Search this
Luggage  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Recreation industry  Search this
Restaurants  Search this
Ships  Search this
Travel  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45378
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45378

[Trade catalogs from Pantasote Co.]

Variant company name:
Chicago, IL ; New York, NY ; Detroit, MI  Search this
Company Name:
Pantasote Co.  Search this
Notes content:
pair (duplicate) of circa 1922 illustrated (with photographs) brochures for the "Sote family of Homogenous Waterproof Fiber Boards": Vehisote, Agasote and Steelasote (all of which are guaranteed not to spilt, check or crack.) Vehisote was used for the side panels of truck bodies, auto chassis and railroad cars. Vehisote is also shown as part of the interior of staterooms in ships and boats (the S.S. Hawkeye State and S.S. Pinetree State.) Vehisote is also shown in the interior of a house. Agasote is shown used as the ceiling, lower deck and wainscoating panels of a railroad car in New Jersey. Steelasote is shown used for the roof of an automobile. A circa 1932 brochure for Russialoid upholstery material, a "luxurious artificial leather for boat cushions and chairs." This brochure also mentions the Pantasote artificial leather product (more expensive than Russialoid) and Textasote, a waterproof duck fabric for awnings. Circa 1936 sample book (#R-636) containing dozens of Russialoid fabrics, textures and colors. 20 (circa 1939-1942) Pantasote, Textasote Duck, Novasote, Russialoid, Rumack, Pantex and Dritex fabric samples created to the specifications of the U.S. Army, Air Corps, Navy and Marines. According to the specs, these fabrics (in colors such as olive, khaki, black, beige, tan and brown) were for use as gun and transport covers, airplane surfaces, cockpits, field shelters, air suction ducts, the covers of kapok ring life buoys , tool bags , instrument cases , parachute paks, portable collapsible air discharge ducts, air suction ducts, lightproof curtains and shades and boat or ship upholstery.
Includes:
Trade catalog, samples and histories
Black and white images
Types of samples:
1. swatches of Russialoid synthetic leather for boat seats and 2. of Pantasote, Textasote and other textiles specified for U.S. military use
Physical description:
24 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Firearms  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Plastics and rubber  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Textiles and textile machinery  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Adhesives  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Firearms industry and trade  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Plastics industry and trade  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Rubber industry and trade  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile machinery industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_28431
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_28431

[Trade catalogs from General Electric Co.]

Company Name:
General Electric Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Canadian General Electric Co., Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) ; Carboloy Co. (Detroit, MI) ; Cooper-Hewitt Electric Co. (Hoboken, NJ) ; Fort Wayne Electric Works (Fort Wayne, IN) ; General Electric Co., Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; Ivanhoe-Regent Works (Cleveland, OH) ; Samson Tractor Co. (Janesville, WI) ; Samson Sieve-Grip Tractor Co. (Stockton, CA) ; Victor X-Ray Co. (Chicago, IL) ; Hotpoint Electric Heating Co. (Ontario, CA) ; GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc. ; M-O Valve Co., Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; General Electric Vapor Lamp Co. ; Cunningham Tubes ; Chemical Dept. (Pittsfield, MA) ; Metallurgy Div. ; Clock & Timer Dept. (Ashland, MA)  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE. Boxes, books, and envelopes organized as follows: air conditioning and refrigeration ; appliances ; automobiles and buses ; aviation ; boats and ships ; "GE Bulletin" ; cables, wires and wiring ; capacitors ; catalogs ; circuit breakers ; control ; "Electrical Developments"; electronics ; general-business ; general-science ; general product information ; generators ; furnaces ; heating ; indexed publications ; instruction books ; instruments ; lighting ; lightning protection ; metallurgy ; meters ; misc. equipment ; motors ; parts bulletins ; photographic equipment ; plastics and chemicals ; power equipment ; radio and television ; railroads ; station equipment ; switches ; switch gears ; technical papers ; transformers ; turbines ; welding ; x-ray ; "Fort Wayne Electric Works Bulletins". GE all purpose mixer appliance catalog is found in: TX715. R43 NMAH Culinary History collection. 1989 GE Capacitor handbook ; dry type transformer ; panel meters ; electronic controls ; form G motors ; fan-cooled motors ; AC / DC motors ; LEDs ; solid state relays ; glow lamps ; indicator and circuit components ; sub-miniature lamps ; solid state lamps ; silicone lubricants ; silicone greases ; silicone rubber ; " LEXAN " plastic ; "Optoelectronics Manual" ; employee benefits plan document ; "One Hundred Publications of the General Electric Company 1878-1978" ; "General Electric Goes to War" (WWII war production)...this comprises the uncataloged portion
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Plastic ; silicone rubber
Physical description:
9906 pieces; 275 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Schenectady, New York, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)  Search this
Computers and computer equipment  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Fairs and exhibitions  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this
Plastics and rubber  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Radios and radio equipment  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Refinery equipment  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Sound recording and playback equipment (including phonographs; microphones; and phonograph records)  Search this
Television  Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Audio equipment industry  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Cameras  Search this
Candles  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Clocks and watches  Search this
Computers  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Fairs  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
Garden tools  Search this
Glass  Search this
Heating  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_11789
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_11789

[Trade catalogs from Textron Inc.]

Company Name:
Textron Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Fafnir Bearing Co. ; E-Z-Go Car Div. (Augusta, GA) ; Shuron Continental (Rochester, NY) ; Bostitch Div. (East Greenwich, RI)  Search this
Notes content:
A worldwide multimarket company with many divisions organized into aerospace, consumer, industrial, metal product, and creative capital groups. Information on company's divisions and products. Ball bearings, ball bearing power transmission units, milling machines and attachments, drilling and boring equipment and attachments, grinding machines, tracing machines, numerical control systems for these machines, and accessories. Bostitch pneumatic staplers and nailers...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
3 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Jewelry  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Textiles and textile machinery  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Jewelry  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile machinery industry  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_26276
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_26276

[Trade catalogs from Gould Storage Battery Corp.]

Variant company name:
Chandler, AZ  Search this
Company Name:
Gould Storage Battery Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
Gould Electronics, Inc. ; Gould Coupler Co. (New York, NY) ; Gould, Inc. ; Gould-National Batteries, Inc. (St. Paul, MN) ; NICAD Div. ; Century Electric Div. ; Industrial Battery Div.  Search this
Notes content:
Oversized. Gould Coupler Co.: Railroad equipment: freight, pilot, tender and passenger car couplers; vestibules; platforms and buffers; draft gear; trap door rigging; journal boxes. Car and engine axles. Truck bolsters. Gould Storage Battery Corp.: sealed-in-glass batteries; kathanode glassklad batteries for mine locomotives; armored kathanode storage batteries for aircraft service, locomotives, articulated trains, railway signals, railway car lighting, motor cars, industrial trucks and tractors, telephone applications, radios. Gould-National Batteries, Inc.: nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries; minaturized alkaline storage batteries; dreadnaught type element.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
145 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
DePew, New York, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_18310
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_18310

[Trade catalogs from Hall-Scott Motor Car Co.]

Variant company name:
San Francisco, CA ; Buffalo, NY  Search this
Company Name:
Hall-Scott Motor Car Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Div. of American Car and Foundry Motors Co.  Search this
Notes content:
"A Story Told by Photographs of the Factory and General Offices, Hall-Scott Motor Car Company" ; "Defender" marine engines ; engines for runabouts and sport craft ; aircraft engines ; engines for buses, trucks, rail cars, and industrial use ; Liberty motor
Includes:
Trade catalog and photographs
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
40 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Berkeley, California, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_18422
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_18422

[Trade catalogs from Knox Automobile Co.]

Variant company name:
New York, NY ; Chicago, IL  Search this
Company Name:
Knox Automobile Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Knox Motors Co. ; Knox Motors Associates  Search this
Notes content:
Commercial motor vehicles: trucks ; police trucks ; ambulances ; fire trucks ; tractors. Knox waterless gasoline cars ; Knoxmobile ; Knox Gasoline Runabout. Aircraft motors ; air-cooled automobile engines ; Knox-Martin tractors ; Knox tractors ; towing winch tractor ; commercial cars ; gasoline automobiles ; unique
Includes:
Trade catalog and photographs
Black and white images
Physical description:
15 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Firefighting and fire engines  Search this
Police and Prison Equipment and Supplies  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Correctional institutions  Search this
Engines  Search this
Fire fighting equipment industry  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Police -- Equipment and supplies  Search this
Prison industries  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_24157
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_24157

[Trade catalogs from Thompson Products, Inc.]

Variant company name:
Founded 1901 ; Detroit, MI ; Bell, CA ; Euclid, OH ; Harrisburg, PA ; Danville, PA  Search this
Company Name:
Thompson Products, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Aircraft Accessories Div. ; Thompson Aircraft Products Co. (Euclid, OH) ; Thompson Products, Ltd. (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada) ; Toledo Steel Products Co. (Toledo, OH) ; Ramsey Corp. (St. Louis, MO)  Search this
Notes content:
Automotive and aircraft parts, jet engines, riveting hammers, machine valves, valve grinders. "Auto Album and Aviation Museum" booklet...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and histories
Black and white images
Physical description:
9 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Engines  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_25255
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_25255

[Trade catalogs from Singer Co.]

Variant company name:
Parsippany, NJ  Search this
Company Name:
Singer Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Singer Mfg. Co. ; Industrial Timer Div. ; Dalmo Victor Div. ; Link Flight Simulation Div. ; Kearfott Div. (Little Falls, NJ)  Search this
Notes content:
Singer sewing machines and attachments : electric sewing machines, foot powered lock stitch machines for stitching leather and heavier woven fabrics and for clothing manufacture, two needle sewing machine, alternating pressers, post bed and long arm machine, eyelet/grommet hole machine, compound feed, cylinder bed, puller feed, independent upper and under feeds. Singer dressmaker's tracing paper for transferring pattern marks to fabrics ; "Singer Technology Report" (Fall 1987) ; radar-warning technology ; sensor simulators for aircrew training ; direct reading punched tape reader and manual tape puncher ; timing controls ; Modular Data Transaction System (MDTS) data terminal ; electronic point-of-sale systems. Kearfott Div.: stepper motors ; stepper motor drivers...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual and samples
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Singer dressmaker's tracing paper
Physical description:
9 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Retailers equipment and supplies  Search this
Sewing machines and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Motors  Search this
Retail trade equipment industry  Search this
Sewing machines  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_43466
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_43466

[Trade catalogs from Continental Motors Corp.]

Variant company name:
Detroit, MI  Search this
Company Name:
Continental Motors Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
Continental Motors Mfg. Co. ; Continental Motor Mfg. Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Automotive, industrial, agricultural, aircraft, marine, rail car motors and engines ; bus engines ; gasoline, oil-carbureted and diesel engines
Includes:
Trade catalog and manual
Black and white images
Physical description:
107 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Muskegon, Michigan, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_11294
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Four Wheel Drive Auto Co.]

Variant company name:
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada  Search this
Company Name:
Four Wheel Drive Auto Co.  Search this
Related companies:
FWD Co. ; Badger Four-Wheel Drive Auto Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Automobile transmissions ; trucks ; earth boring and pole setting equipment ; aerial ladder trucks ; fire fighting trucks and equipment ; public utility trucks ; Miller FWD Special Racing Car ; snow removal truck equipment ; center scraper plow ; airport snow removal trucks ; road maintenance trucks ; oil field trucks ; "Truck News" publication (vol. 40, no. 3 ; Annual Photo Review Issue) ; "Exhaustive Test of an FWD Truck by Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana" ; The company built the first four wheel drive vehicle in the United States. During WWI, many of their 4X4 trucks were used by the US and British armies. ; credited with the invention of the four-wheel drive axle ; see entry in Dictionary of Wisconsin History: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/
Includes:
Trade catalog and photographs
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
81 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Firefighting and fire engines  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Fire fighting equipment industry  Search this
Gas well drilling  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Oil well drilling  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Water well drilling  Search this
Well drillers  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15768
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
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[Trade catalogs from Christensen Engineering Co.]

Company Name:
Christensen Engineering Co.  Search this
Related companies:
National Electric Co.  Search this
Notes content:
"Badger" engines for gas, gasoline, and kerosene ; electrical machinery ; internal combustion engines ; tractor and airplane engines ; automatic motor starter ; tractor starter ; automatic self-starting system for internal combustion engines
Includes:
Trade catalog and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
12 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10911
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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Projectile trains for the Moon from From the Earth to the Moon : direct in ninety-seven hours and twenty minutes, and a trip round it.

Creator:
Verne, Jules  Search this
Language:
English
Type:
Prints
Publication Place:
New York (New York)
Date:
1874
Publication Date:
1874
Topic:
Travel  Search this
Space  Search this
Moon  Search this
Earth  Search this
Jules Vern  Search this
From the Earth to the Moon  Search this
Publisher:
Scribner
Image ID:
SIL-39088002245697_0010
Catalog ID:
92196
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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[Trade catalogs from Carson Helicopters]

Company Name:
Carson Helicopters  Search this
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10056
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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[Trade catalogs from Reid & Sigrist Ltd.]

Company Name:
Reid & Sigrist Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
aviation instruments and equipment ; turn indicator ; pitch indicator ; "Gyorizon" ; 35 mm cameras ; 35 mm enlarger ; flying schools ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
9 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Reidsig, United Kingdom
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10068
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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[Trade catalogs from Emerson Electric Co.]

Variant company name:
New York, NY ; Chicago, IL ; Los Angeles, CA  Search this
Company Name:
Emerson Electric Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Emerson Electric Mfg. Co. ; U.S. Electrical Motors Div. ; Browning Mfg. Div. (Browning Mfg. Co., Inc. - Maysville, KY) ; Dremel Mfg. Div. (Racine, WI) ; Electric Appliance Co. ; Skil Corp. (Chicago, IL) ; Morse Industrial Corp. Div. (Ithaca, NY) ; Emerson Power Transmission Corp. ; Ridgid (Ridge Tool Subsidiary) (Elyria, OH) ; White-Rodgers Electric Co. ; White-Rodgers Co. ; Camco commercial cam division (Chicago, IL) ; Emerson Electric Canada, Ltd. (Markham, Ontario, Canada)  Search this
Notes content:
Junior fans ; oscillating fans ; air circulators ; ceiling fans ; kitchen ventilating fans ; exhaust fans ; home cooler fans ; furnace blowers ; air washers ; filter housings ; furnace fans ; bonnet controls ; fan motors ; motors for family sewing machines ; mass flow controllers ; see also the cataloged portion of this company, which features mostly machine tools and parts ... horizontal motors ; power transmission equipment ; "Morse" chains and sprockets ; "Browning" gripbelt v-drives ; FHP drives ; paper pulleys ; "Moto-Tools" for shop, home, laboratory, and school use ; aircraft motors ; etc. CAM design manual and other catalog material . roller gear index table ; index drives ; overload clutches ; oscillator drives ; dials ; tooling plates ; motors ; variable speed drives ; pedestal bases ; speed reducers ; finished covers ; right-angle spiral bevel gear boxes ; bushing system ; gears ; speed reducers ; roller chain drives ; v-belt drives ; bearing units ; couplings ; FEB 1974 catalog "super standard U.S. Electrical motors" with price list ; horizontal motors ; "varidrive" motors ; "syncrogear" motors ; "speed-a-matic" motors ; AUG 1973 catalog No. RT-165 ; cutters ; hammers ; pliers ; saws ; screw drivers ; shovels ; etc. ; index drives ; roller gear cam operated parts handlers ; oscillating drives ; conveyors ; controlled actuators ; custom cams ; "torq/gard"...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
163 pieces; 8 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Sewing machines and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Engines  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Sewing machines  Search this
Tools  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10223
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
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[Trade catalogs from Champion Aviation Products Co.]

Company Name:
Champion Aviation Products Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Aviation wind driven generators ; starters ; misc. accessories.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
3 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10272
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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[Trade catalogs from Champion Spark Plug Co.]

Variant company name:
Windsor, Ontario, Canada ; Feltham, United Kingdom  Search this
Company Name:
Champion Spark Plug Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Spark plugs for aircraft, tractors, gas engines, lighting plants, road machinery, industrial equipment, passenger cars, and locomotives.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
25 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Engines  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10310
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10310

[Trade catalogs from Chandler-Evans Corp.]

Company Name:
Chandler-Evans Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
Aircraft carburetors, fuel pumps, and accessories.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
5 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
South Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10339
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10339

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