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[Trade catalogs from A-Line Electric Motor Company]

Company Name:
A-Line Electric Motor Company  Search this
Notes content:
Electric motor and grinder catalog and price list...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Physical description:
1 piece
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Kettering, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_34734
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34734

[Trade catalogs from A. B. Farquhar Co., Ltd.]

Company Name:
A. B. Farquhar Co., Ltd.  Search this
Related companies:
Portable Machinery Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Potato diggers and planters ; grain drills, corn planters and shellers ; spring tooth harrows ; riding and walking cultivators ; feed grinders ; pea hullers ; cider mills ; etc. Engines and boilers ; steam and gas tractors ; saw mill machinery ; threshers. Traction and power sprayers. Portable sawmills ; roller-bearing sawmills ; head block mill ; log beam mill. Hay & straw baler. Boilers: locomotive standard, deep fire box ; Cornish ; Scotch marine ; vertical horizontal return tubular. Grey iron and alloy castings ; steel plate fabrication. Cider presses ; hydraulic presses ; fertilizer spreaders ; hammer type pulper ; rotary cider strainer. Threshers. Steam and gas tractors. Dreadnaughts ; drag conveyors ; freight conveyors ; car unloaders ; trough conveyor ; concrete and aggregates belt conveyors.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
142 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
York, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  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
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_14485
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_14485

[Trade catalogs from A. C. Gilbert Co.]

Company Name:
A. C. Gilbert Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Christmas catalog of toys: dolls, playhouses, stuffed animals, musical instruments, rocking horses, trucks, books, airplane models ; erector sets ; carpenter's tools ; chemistry sets ; American Flyer trains and train tracks. Erector set instructions. Fans ; ventilators ; hair dryers ; electric heaters ; motors. WWII-era catalogs. "Handbook of Gilbert Electric Eye Experiments"
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
8 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Toys and games  Search this
Topic:
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Games  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Motors  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Toy making  Search this
Toys  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_17244
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_17244

[Trade catalogs from A. C. Manning & Co.]

Company Name:
A. C. Manning & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
"Otto" gas engine .
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
2 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_29445
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_29445

[Trade catalogs from A. Collmann]

Company Name:
A. Collmann  Search this
Notes content:
Distribution systems ; Collmann, Alfred, b. Vienna, April 17, 1851, d. Vienna, April 7, 1937, mechanical engineer, industrialist; 1878 invented the "old" and 1891 the "new" positively actuated controlling device for piston steam-engines ("Collmannsteuerung").
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
French
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Vienna, Austria
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12148
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12148

[Trade catalogs from A. G. Mumford, Ltd.]

Company Name:
A. G. Mumford, Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
marine engines ; land engines ; water-tube boilers ; marine boilers ; automatic boiler feeding apparatus ; steam launches ; stern wheel steamers ; air and circulating pumps ; donkey pumps
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Colchester, United Kingdom
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Air-compressors  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Engines  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_32791
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32791

[Trade catalogs from A. H. Clark Co.]

Company Name:
A. H. Clark Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Automatic piston packings.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_11515
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_11515

[Trade catalogs from A. K. Halteman & Co.]

Company Name:
A. K. Halteman & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Steam engines and mill machinery and supplies ; iron and brass castings ;
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Engines  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Metals  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_18472
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_18472

[Trade catalogs from A. L. Ide & Sons]

Company Name:
A. L. Ide & Sons  Search this
Related companies:
A.L. Ide & Sons Engine Works ;  Search this
Notes content:
Ideal engines; steam warming and ventilating.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
9 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Springfield, Illinois, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Topic:
Air conditioning  Search this
Engines  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Motors  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_20886
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_20886

[Trade catalogs from A. L. Powell Power Co. Inc.]

Company Name:
A. L. Powell Power Co. Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
lever motor ; "Powell Leverage Cycle" book review
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Miles City, Montana, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_34432
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34432

[Trade catalogs from A. M. Shepard & Co.]

Company Name:
A. M. Shepard & Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Shepard, Alfred M.  Search this
Notes content:
engines ; boilers ; hoisting engines ;steam traps ;
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Barrels  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Engines  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_19115
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19115

[Trade catalogs from A. Plamondon Mfg. Co.]

Variant company name:
Established 1859  Search this
Company Name:
A. Plamondon Mfg. Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Foote Bros. Gear & Machine Co.  Search this
Notes content:
friction clutches ; transmission machinery ; gray iron castings ; heavy gears
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Motors  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_34107
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34107

[Trade catalogs from A. R. Mosler & Co.]

Company Name:
A. R. Mosler & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
"Mosler" "Vesuvius" plugs ; spark plugs .
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Engines  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_32469
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32469

[Trade catalogs from A. Reyrolle & Co. Ltd.]

Variant company name:
Established 1886 ; Incorporated 1901  Search this
Company Name:
A. Reyrolle & Co. Ltd.  Search this
Related companies:
J. H. Holmes & Co. Ltd. ; Parolle Electrical Plant Co. Ltd. ; C. A. Parsons & Co. Ltd. ; Bushing Co. Ltd. ; Nalder Bros. ;  Search this
Notes content:
switchgear and ancillary apparatus for power-stations, sub-stations, mines, industrial works and domestic installations ; protective systems ; cable sealing-chambers and dividing-boxes ; electrical accessories ; electric water-heating apparatus ; industrial electric heating equipment ; vacuum cleaners ; sterilizing-chests and steam-raising plants for farm use ; "Reydome" ceiling-radiators ; electric motors ; "Reylovolt" transformers ; plugs and sockets ; "Holmes" electric arc welding and traffic control, and equipment, and driving printing machinery ;
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and histories
Black and white images
Physical description:
106 pieces; 13 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Hebburn-on-Tyne, United Kingdom
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Appliances (household)  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Engineering consultants and contractors  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Consulting engineers  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engineers  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motors  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10759
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10759

[Trade catalogs from A. Rist Ltd.]

Company Name:
A. Rist Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
1927 ; replacement ignition coils ;
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Lowestoft, United Kingdom
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12522
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12522

[Trade catalogs from A. T. Ames Mfg. Co.]

Company Name:
A. T. Ames Mfg. Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Single-acting power head for pumping wells.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Niles, California, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Topic:
Air-compressors  Search this
Engines  Search this
Motors  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12590
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12590

[Trade catalogs from A. W. Chesterton & Co.]

Company Name:
A. W. Chesterton & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Engineers' supplies for railroads, steamships, engineers, mills, and machinists ; rubber goods and packings of all descriptions ; seals ; engine room supplies ; power plant equipment.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
12 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Packaging materials and shipping  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Topic:
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Packaging machinery  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10640
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10640

[Trade catalogs from A. W. Gray's Sons]

Company Name:
A. W. Gray's Sons  Search this
Notes content:
Threshing machines ; wood sawing machines ; ensilage cutters ; gasoline engines
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
16 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Middleton Springs, Vermont, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Engines  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Motors  Search this
Timber  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_18737
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_18737

[Trade catalogs from A. W. Stevens & Son]

Company Name:
A. W. Stevens & Son  Search this
Notes content:
Stevens Threshing Engines and French Buhr Mills ; power corn shellers ; threshing machinery
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
5 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Auburn, New York, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_22947
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_22947

[Trade catalogs from A.-L. Caflisch]

Company Name:
A.-L. Caflisch  Search this
Notes content:
Hydraulic turbines.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
French
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Zurich, Switzerland
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_9089
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_9089

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