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[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) ; General Electric X-Ray Corp. (Chicago, IL)  Search this
Notes content:
Eight containers 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:
9915 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:
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[Trade catalogs from Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc.]

Company Name:
Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Northrop Div. ; McDonnell Douglas Corp. ;  Search this
Notes content:
one container OVERSIZE ; Civilian & military aircraft ; gliders ; history of the company can be found at: http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/index.htm
Includes:
Trade catalog and photographs
Black and white images
Physical description:
164 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Santa Monica, California, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_13342
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_13342

[Trade catalogs from Fairchild Semiconductor]

Company Name:
Fairchild Semiconductor  Search this
Related companies:
Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp. (Woodside, NY) ; Fairchild Aircraft Corp. (Hagerstown, MD) ; Fairchild Aviation Corp. (Jamaica, NY) ; Sound Equipment Div. ; Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp. (Jamaica, NY) ; Fairchild Caminez Engine Corp. (Farmingdale, NY) ; Fairchild Controls Corp. (Hicksville, NY) ; Fairchild Dumont Laboratories (Clifton, NJ) ; Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp. (Farmingdale, NY) ; Fairchild Graphic Equipment (Plainview, NY) ; Fairchild Industrial Products (Plainview, NY) ; Al-Fin Div. ; DuMont Laboratories ; Fairchild Semiconductor Components Group, Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation  Search this
Notes content:
one container OVERSIZE. Aerial cameras, military, commercial ; camera machine guns ; portable roll fill dryer ; feedback amplifier. Airplanes: personal, cargo, military. Pressure transducer. Teletypsetter, technical specifications and manuals ; perforator, operator's manual. Photographic flight analyzer ; high speed motion picture cameras ; table-top film processor ; high speed motion analysis cameras ; identification camera ; oscilloscope camera ; automatic film processor ; roll film drier ; roll film developing outfit. Lunar mapping camera. Lithotype ; photo-electric engraver ; portable recorder ; transcription table ; lateral dynamic pickup recorder ; design aids. Diffused silicon transistors ; high current switch/diffused silicon planar epitaxial transistor ; micromatrix arrays ; microprocessors ; integrated circuits ; diodes. High, low frequency oscilloscopes ; digital, large screen instruments ; signal generators ; oscilloscope cameras and accessories. Aluminum alloys ; molded structures. "History of the Company" ; 1974 data sheet for CMOS logic data sheet...This comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and photographs
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
146 pieces; 7 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Portland, Maine, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  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
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Sound recording and playback equipment (including phonographs; microphones; and phonograph records)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Audio equipment industry  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Cameras  Search this
Computers  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Metals  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Motors  Search this
Optical equipment  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Phonograph  Search this
Photographic industry  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Sound -- Recording and reproducing  Search this
Sound recording industry  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_14229
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_14229

[Trade catalogs from Federal Telecommunication Laboratories, Inc.]

Company Name:
Federal Telecommunication Laboratories, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Federal Telephone & Radio Corp., Newark, NJ. ; Rochester Telephone Corp., Rochester, NY ; International Telephone and Telegraph ;  Search this
Notes content:
one container OVERSIZE ; Television transmitters; television UHF radio relay link; slotted line; pulse-time multiplex radio link (radio frequency equipment); multiplex terminal equipment; triangular loop television transmitting antenna; television broadcast transmitter monitor; high-frequency radio direction finder; poly-efex scanner; (poly-flex scanner ?) ; synchronizing generator; image orthicon camera chains; low-voltage power supply; frequency and modulation monitor; impedometer; distance measuring equipment; VHF omnidirectional radio range antenna system. AM broadcasting transmitters; FM broadcasting transmitters. Selenium rectifiers; electronic tubes; high-frequency wire and cable; transformers and reactors; telephone and telegraph carrier systems; mobile FM radiotelephone systems; transmitter consoles; antenna; Telephone switching equipment. Navigation and communication aids for aircraft: VHF receiver for traffic control towers. Telephone exchange systems; switchboards; telephones; dials and test equipment; transmission lines. Multi-channel carrier telegraph system.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and histories
Black and white images
Physical description:
130 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Nutley, New Jersey, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Radios and radio equipment  Search this
Telephone; telegraph and telecommunications equipment and supplies  Search this
Television  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Radio supplies industry  Search this
Telecommunication systems  Search this
Telephone  Search this
Telephone supplies industry  Search this
Television -- Receivers and reception  Search this
Television supplies industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_14681
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_14681

[Trade catalogs from General Motors Corp. (GMC)]

Company Name:
General Motors Corp. (GMC)  Search this
Related companies:
AC Electronics, Milwaukee, WI ; AC Spark Plug, Flint, MI ; Adam Opel AG, Germany ; Allison Engineering Co., Indianapolis, IN ; Buick Motor Co., Flint, MI ; Buick Motor Div., Flint, MI ; Cadillac Motor Car Co., Detroit, MI ; Cadillac Motor Div., Detroit, MI ; Central Foundry Div., Saginaw, MI ; Chevrolet Motor Div., Detroit, MI ; Chevrolet Motor Co., Detroit, MI ; Cleveland Diesel Div., Cleveland, OH ; Cleveland Diesel Engine Div., Cleveland, OH ; Dayton Engineering Lab Co. (DELCO), Dayton, OH ; Delco Hyatt ; Delco-Light Co., Dayton, OH ; Delco Appliance Div., Rochester, NY ; Delco Marine, Dayton, OH ; Delco Products, Dayton, OH ; Delco Radio, Kokomo, IN ; Delco-Remy, Anderson, IN ; Detroit Diesel, Detroit, MI ; Diesel Equipment, Grand Rapids, MI ; Domestic Engineering Co., Dayton, OH ; Eastern Aircraft Div., Bloomfield, NJ ; Electro-Motive Div., La Grange, IL ; Euclid Road Machine Co., Hudson, OH ; Euclid Crane & Hoist Co. ; Fabricast Div., Bedford, IN ; Fisher Body Co., Warren, MI ; Frigidaire, Dayton, OH ; General Motors Sales Corp., Rochester, NY ; General Motors Truck Co., Pontiac, MI ; Guardian Refrigerator Co., Detroit, MI ; GM Acceptance Corp., New York, NY ; GMC Truck-Coach, Pontiac, MI ; Guide Lamp Div., Anderson, IN ; Harrison Radiator Co., Lockport, NY ; Hummer ; Hyatt Roller Bearing Co., Harrison, NJ ; Hydra-Matic, Ypsilanti, MI ; Hyatt Roller Bearing Co., Harrison, NJ ; Inland Mfg. Co., Dayton, OH ; Lovejoy Mfg. Co., Boston, MA ; Moraine Products Div., Dayton, OH ; Motors Holding Div., Detroit, MI ; Motors Insurance Corp., New York, NY ; New Departure Mfg. Co., Bristol, CT ; Oakland Motor Car Co., Detroit, MI ; Olds Motor Car Co., Lansing, MI ; Olds Motor Works, Lansing, MI ; Oldsmobile Motor Div., Lansing, MI ; Packard Electric Co., Warren, MI ; Pontiac Motor Div., Pontiac, MI ; Remy Electric Co., Anderson, IN ; Reliance Engineering Co., Lansing, MI ; Rochester Products Div., Rochester, MI ; Rumely Products Co., Chicago, IL ; Saginaw Steering Gear, Sagniaw, MI ; Saturn Corp. ; Sunnyhome Electric Co. ; Ternstedt Div., Detroit, MI ; United Delco, Detroit, OH ; United Motors Service Div., Detroit, MI ; Terex Div., Hudson, OH ; Winton Engine Co., Cleveland OH ; Yellow Truck & Coach Mfg. ; Vanxhall Motors Ltd., United Kingdom  Search this
Notes content:
Twenty-nine containers OVERSIZE. Organized by companies and divisions. Some German language materials. Includes 1942 Annual Report to Employees, "War Tugs Tell Their Tales of the Sea", "Three R's of General Motors War Products Training Program", "Delco War Products All Over the World", "Century of Buick" with CD, "Making of a Motor Car," souvenir guide book to Chevrolet-Fisher Mfg. Exhibit, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1933. Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility 2006 Results Brochure.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
2074 pieces; 147 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date range:
1800s-2000s
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
Fairs and exhibitions  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Fairs  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Ships  Search this
Trade shows  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_16107
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_16107

[Trade catalogs from Guiberson Corp.]

Company Name:
Guiberson Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
Guiberson Diesel Engine Co.  Search this
Notes content:
one container OVERSIZE ; Aviation diesel engine. Oil well equipment: gas-lifts; tubing swabs; drilling head; tubing stripper; tubing anchor; tubing and drill pipe; deep well packer; bottom water plugs; blow-out preventer; valves; etc. Diesel engines for buses, trucks, boats, airplanes.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
11 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Dallas, Texas, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
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
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Coal  Search this
Engines  Search this
Fuel  Search this
Gas well drilling  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Oil well drilling  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Water well drilling  Search this
Well drillers  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_19322
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19322

[Trade catalogs from Simmons Co.]

Variant company name:
Chicago, IL  Search this
Company Name:
Simmons Co.  Search this
Notes content:
five pieces OVERSIZE ; Unique 1907 catalog. Studio couches ; sofas & lounges ; brass and iron bedsteads ; cribs, cradles and children's beds ; crib mattresses ; springs ; mattresses ; folding chairs ; bazookas ; bomb boxes ; parachutes ; rifles ; auxiliary engines in revolving ball turrets for machine guns ; Bofors gun shells ; oil and magnesium incendiaries ; medical stretchers ; litter ; hospital beds ; hospital equipment ; drugstore cabinet for submarines ; metal furniture ; military and civilian gas masks ; cots and pads ; blankets to cover huts ; bunk beds for troop trains ; motor ski sled frames ; frame mounting for lightweight heaters ; frame for portable fire apparatus ; military backpacks ; life jackets ; Navy officer's double deck berth ; Army and Navy lockers ; Navy chart table ; Navy radio operating table ; Army cots with mosquito netting ; Army pyramidal tents ; Army Air Force oxygen trailers. "War Album" showing the military equipment the company manufactured during World War II.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
7 pieces; 7 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
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
Explosives and fireworks  Search this
Firearms  Search this
Firefighting and fire engines  Search this
Furniture and furnishings  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Explosives industry  Search this
Fire fighting equipment industry  Search this
Firearms industry and trade  Search this
Fireworks  Search this
Furniture industry and trade  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Motors  Search this
Ships  Search this
Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_24697
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_24697

[Trade catalogs from PPG Industries, Inc.]

Variant company name:
Established 1883  Search this
Company Name:
PPG Industries, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Two pieces OVERSIZE ; Plate glass ; flat glass ; automotive glass ; aircraft glass ; fiber glass ; coatings and resins ; industrial chemicals ; agricultural chemicals ; heated twindow ; Solarban twindow ; float glass ; solar glass ; architectural glass ; glass spandrel panels ; "PITTCO" aluminum entrance systems ; "Herculite" doors and frames ; "Silhouette" doors and frames ; "Nucite" glass chalkboards ; tinted glass ; aluminum paneling and extrusions ; "Duracron" thermosetting acrylic architectural coatings ; "Pennvernon" Graylite glass ; "Nesatron" glass.
Includes:
Trade catalog and samples
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
25 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Adhesives  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Glass  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_33604
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_33604

[Trade catalogs from Radio Corporation of America (RCA)]

Company Name:
Radio Corporation of America (RCA)  Search this
Related companies:
Victor Talking Machine Co. ; Solid State Div. (in Somerville, NJ) ; Electronic Components (div. in Harrison, NJ) ; RCA Victor Co., Inc. (Camden, NJ) ; R. C. A. Institutes, Inc. ; RCA Laboratories ; Acoustical and Electromechanical Research Laboratory (Princeton, NJ) ; Missile and Surface Div. (Moorestown, NJ) ; National Broadcasting Co. ; RCA Victor Co. Ltd. (Montreal, Canada)  Search this
Notes content:
nine containers OVERSIZE. Radio equipment ; Two publications in Spanish. 1920-1971 ; aviation radios ; early radios (1921-29) ; electron microscopes ; history and research ; marine radios ; radio and phonograph service data ; record catalogs ; technical papers ; television service data ; color television ; TV ; tube catalogs ; radio telephone broadcast transmitter equipment ; shortwave transmitting tube ; RCA Institutes School of Radio and Communication Technology course catalog ; David Sarnoff Research Center ; dual diversity receiver system ; intercontinental communications system ; radar set AN/PPS-12 ; 1923-1937 radio receivers and phonographs ; 1938-1942 radio receivers and phonographs ; service notes 1934 ; "Radio Enters the Home," (1922) ; Patent Notes for Engineers ; batteries ; computer transistors for switching applications ; silicon transistors ; silicon rectifiers ; "Why America Leads in Radio" ; electron tube handbook ; solid-state technology overlay ; "Radio Age" publication (Oct. 1942) ; Brenkert "80" motion picture projection
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
822 pieces; 100 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Computers and computer equipment  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Radios and radio equipment  Search this
Sound recording and playback equipment (including phonographs; microphones; and phonograph records)  Search this
Television  Search this
Theatre and entertainment supplies  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Audio equipment industry  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Computers  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Entertaining  Search this
Optical equipment  Search this
Phonograph  Search this
Radio supplies industry  Search this
Sound -- Recording and reproducing  Search this
Sound recording industry  Search this
Television -- Receivers and reception  Search this
Television supplies industry  Search this
Theaters  Search this
Theatrical paraphernalia  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_9318
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_9318

[Trade catalogs from Quallion LLC]

Company Name:
Quallion LLC  Search this
Notes content:
"QUALity Lithium ION" batteries for medical, aerospace, electric vehicle, military or other specialty fields
Includes:
Trade catalog
Color images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Sylmar, California, United States
Date:
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
Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45604
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45604

[Trade catalogs from Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd.]

Variant company name:
London, United Kingdom  Search this
Company Name:
Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
one envelope OVERSIZE ; Civil and military aircraft ; twin-engined high-wing monoplane ; sleeve-valve aero engines ; freighters for phosphate fertilizer distribution from the air ; uni-rect tropical buildings (architectural/floorplan drawings included) ; Hercules engines ; Perseus X aero-engine ; Mercury and Pegasus engines ; Blenheim bomber ; transport bombers ; gas starters for internal combustion engines ; Lucifer radial aircooled aero engines ; "Bristol two-litre Saloon" (one piece partly in French) ; automobiles
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
117 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Bristol, United Kingdom
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
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Engines  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_8179
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_8179

[Trade catalogs from Reynolds Metals Co.]

Variant company name:
Elizabethtown, KY  Search this
Company Name:
Reynolds Metals Co.  Search this
Notes content:
aluminum mill products ; tubes and pipes ; insulation ; architectural - windows, structural ; bridge railings ; aircraft construction ; foils for box covers, books, cards ; kitchen foil (the famous "Reynolds Wrap") ; tanks, vessels, jacketing, chemicals and piping for process industries and farm ; soldering aluminum ; alloys ; "Metals Weight Calculator" ; 1940s-1960s ; list of company technical publications
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
insulation ;
Physical description:
155 pieces; 6 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Bridges  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Adhesives  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bridge construction industry  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Metals  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10754
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10754

[Trade catalogs from Ford Motor Co.]

Variant company name:
Dearborn, MI  Search this
Company Name:
Ford Motor Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Continental Div. ; Lincoln Motor Co. ; Lincoln Motor Car Div. ; Fordson Div. ; Mercury Div. ; Lincoln-Mercury Div. ; Henry Ford & Son, Inc. ; C.E. Johansson, Inc. ; Dearborn Village ; Ford Tractor Operations (Troy, MI) ; Ford Motor Co. Ltd. (Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom) ; Upholstery Leather Group, Inc. (New York, NY)  Search this
Notes content:
twenty five envelopes OVERSIZE ; Organized by divisions and subject categories
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
1089 pieces; 63 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date range:
1900s-2000s
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
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Luggage; travel; travel services and traveling accessories (including trunks; briefcases; and other traveling accessories)  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Briefcases  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Hobbies  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Luggage  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Recreation industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Travel  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_16108
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_16108

[Trade catalogs from Packard Motor Car Co.]

Variant company name:
Founded 1902 in Warren, OH  Search this
Company Name:
Packard Motor Car Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Packard Electric Co. ; Packard-Studebaker Motor Car Co. ; Packard Motor Car Co. of New York (New York, NY)  Search this
Notes content:
Two envelopes OVERSIZE ; automobiles. Unique high quality color catalogs included among the following : undated (est. 1931) full color catalog for eight-cylinder Packard automobiles ; "The Packard Six 5-26 and 5-33" full color catalog in a unique horizontal layout ; "The Packard Eight : ask a man who owns one" (1926) full color catalog ; "Packard for 1938: The 12 - The Super 8" spiral bound full color catalog (copyright 1937) contains photographs and illustrations of the cars' exteriors, interiors and chassis, of upscale lifestyles, of the testing processes (orthopedic science, safety, durability) and of the Packard factory. "Packard Standard and Simplified Accounting Systems for Packard Motor Car Co. Distributers and Dealers" (1934, originally 1924) ; "Packard Service Letters" (1932) body, brakes, chassis, clutch, electrical, motor, axle, steering, tires, transmission, steering, shock absorbers, adjustments, accessories ; "Service Parts List Packard Single-Eight 136-143" (June 1923) ; "The Packard Liberty Motor" (January 1919), World War I, aviation, engine Pershing ; "Packard Aircraft Engines" (November 1926), direct drive, geared drive, inverted drive ; "Packard Master Motor Builders" (c. 1928) includes list of records with Packard airplane, seaplane, automobile, airship and boat motors ; "Packard Advanced Training School Lecture Course" (1919), subjects include tools, inspection and scrap, time study, systems, stock, production, care of machinery, timekeeping, safety and sanitation ; "Instructions for Care and Operation of Packard Aircraft Engines" (May 1928) ; "Information Packard Worm Drive Motor Trucks" (no date) includes general information such as starting the motor, inspection, the operation of the various systems and cold weather procedures ; "The Packard-Diesel Aircraft Engine" (1930) ; "Information Model 268 Packard Junior Marine Engine" (February 1923) ; "Information Model 357 Packard Eight Marine Engine" (April 1924) ; motor trucks ; worm drive motor trucks ; chainless motor trucks ; "Stereoscopic Presentation of Packard Superiorities"
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
ledger forms
Physical description:
110 pieces; 7 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Detroit, Michigan, 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
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Engines  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Ships  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_27069
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_27069

Professor Lowe observing the battle of Fair Oaks, Va., from his balloon.

Associated Name:
Brady, Mathew B.  Search this
Maker:
Brady, Mathew B.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 3/8 in x 6 7/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 17.4625 cm
Object Name:
stereograph
stereoview
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Hartford
Place photograph taken:
United States: Virginia, Henrico
Date made:
ca. 1884-1907
Date photograph taken:
June 1862
Subject:
Civil War  Search this
Civil War Photography  Search this
Ballooning  Search this
ID Number:
PG.6604
Catalog number:
6604
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Military
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-1122-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1460502

Folded letter from Paris office at Rue des Feuillantines

Medium:
Folded letter from Paris office at Rue des Feuillantines
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 2 3/16 x 4 7/16 in. (5.6 x 11.3 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place:
FRANCE (republic)
Date:
December 11, 1870
Carrier:
Balloon "La Ville de Paris"  Search this
Topic:
Floyd S. Leach Collection  Search this
Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Credit line:
Bequest of Harriett M. Leach
Object number:
0.260305.10.10.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8fc576ca8-8284-4547-b873-0e61aea659c2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.260305.10.10.1
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Depeche-Balloon Newspaper with Paris Star 35 cancel

Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place:
FRANCE (republic)
Date:
December 31, 1870
Carrier:
Balloon "Le Newton"  Search this
Topic:
Floyd S. Leach Collection  Search this
Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Credit line:
Bequest of Harriett M. Leach
Object number:
0.260305.10.19.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm84aa19730-9f58-4d42-9d55-74825f2472a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.260305.10.19.1
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Folded letter from Paris office at Rue Serpente

Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Other: 5.1 x 12.7cm (2 x 5in.)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place:
FRANCE (republic)
Date:
January 1, 1871
Carrier:
Balloon "Le Newton"  Search this
Topic:
Floyd S. Leach Collection  Search this
Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Credit line:
Bequest of Harriett M. Leach
Object number:
0.260305.10.19.2
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87d5f038b-5a79-4cd6-9a09-9111fce4fe8d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.260305.10.19.2
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Envelope from Paris office at Rue d' Antin

Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Other: 7.3 x 11.4cm (2 7/8 x 4 1/2in.)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place:
FRANCE (republic)
Date:
November 29, 1870
Carrier:
Balloon "Jules Favre No. 2"  Search this
Topic:
Floyd S. Leach Collection  Search this
Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Credit line:
Bequest of Harriett M. Leach
Object number:
0.260305.10.2.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8ab6331cc-d813-4c4f-9712-d628c3bb4f97
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.260305.10.2.1
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[Trade catalogs from B. F. Goodrich Co.]

Company Name:
B. F. Goodrich Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Aeronautical Div. ; B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co. ; B. F. Goodrich General Products Co. ; B. F. Goodrich Tire Co. ; Engineered Systems Div. ; Environmental Products ; Industrial Products Div. ; Mechanical Div. ; Miller Rubber Industrial Products Div. ; National Accounts Div. ; U.S. Army Training School ; B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co.  Search this
Notes content:
one envelope OVERSIZE. Geon polyvinyl materials: resins, plastic compounds, lattices, latex, polyblends. Hycar rubber products: dry rubber, lattices, cements, vinyl blends, hard rubber, phenolic blends, latex. Good-rite placticizer. Industrial rubber clothing; rubber transmission, conveyor belting; air, water, steam, suction, oil, gasoline, hydraulic hoses and couplings; tubing; packing; mats and matting; rubber springs; sponge products; anode rubber covering molded goods; rubber cement; vibro insulators; sheet rubber; electronic rip detection system for belting. PVC conveyor and elevator belting; protective clothing; power transmission belting; trolley guard; sheet rubber; abrasive resistant rubber linings; fire hoses; matting. Tires: zero pressure tires for tractors, graders, mowers; rubber tired wheels for industrial trucks; farm tires; industrial tires; wireless truck tires; off-road tires. Data books; maintenance manuals. Airplane de-icers; tires and accessories; brakes. Cutlass bearings; Koroseal flexible plastics; Rivnut rivets and bolts; rubber footware; Flexseal pit and pond liners; vinyl cores for wastewater treatment. ; bicycle tires ; motor trucks ; Palmer tires ; rubber printing plates. National Accounts Div. bulletins on client companies: Aetna Life Insurance Co; Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.; Automobile Insurance Co.; Standard Fire Insurance Co.; American Bakeries Co.; American Can Co.; American New Co., Inc.; Armour & Co.; Beatrice Creamery Co.; Borden Co.; Carnation Milk; Coca-Cola; Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.; Continental Automobile Co.; Continental Oil Co. (CONOCO); Crane Co.; Cudahy Packing Co.; Dairymen’s League; John Deere; E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.; Fleishmann’s Yeast; Foremost Dairy Products Co.; Galion Iron Works & Mfg. Co.; General Foods, Inc.; General Mills Corp.; General Motors Corp.; Golden State Co., Ltd.; H. J. Heinz Co.; Samuel Insull; Kingan & Co.; Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp.; Libby, McNeill & Libby; P. Lorillard Co.; Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.; Morton Salt Co.; National Biscuit Co.; National Dairy Products Corp.; National Refining Co.; NuGrape Co. of America; Pacific Lighting Corp.; Pillsbury Flour Mills; Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.; Procter & Gamble Co.; Pure Oil Co.; Quaker Oats Co.; Railway Express Agency, Inc.; Reo Motor Co.; R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; W. A. Riddell Co.; Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co.; Stone & Webster, Inc.; Swift & Co.; Texas Corp. (Texaco); United States Dairy Products Corp.; United States Steel Corp.; Western Dairy Products Co.; Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.; Wilson & Co.; Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co., Div. of American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp. Promotional and historical documents on “the wonder of rubber” and B.F. Goodrich Co. Books of advertisements run between 1939-1945. “The manufacture of rubber goods: Notes from mimeographed book prepared by Dr. J. W. Schade”
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Tire rubber; vinyl.
Physical description:
287 pieces; 10 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Akron, Ohio, 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
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Printing; publishing; paper and bookselling (including type specimens)  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Book industries and trade  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Printing machinery and supplies  Search this
Publishers and publishing  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_18076
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_18076

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