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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:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_11789

[Trade catalogs from Dayton Mfg. Co.]

Company Name:
Dayton Mfg. Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Avery Acetylite Co.  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE ; Trap doors, lavoratories, lighting, headlights for railway cars. Gas generators and accessories. Lindstrom brake operating device for passenger, freight, and street cars. Furnishings for railway cars: hardware, chandeliers, car seats, hinges, hat racks, door locks, etc. 300++ pg. catalog, late 1800s. Agricultural sprayers; white washers; whitewashers ; unique (?)
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
8 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Adhesives  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Candles  Search this
Coal  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Fuel  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Motors  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_13339
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_13339

[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 Emerson-Brantingham Co.]

Variant company name:
Est. 1852  Search this
Company Name:
Emerson-Brantingham Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Emerson Mfg. Co. ; Emerson-Brantingham Implement Co. Inc. ; J.I. Case Co. ; Reeves Works (Columbus, IN)(distributor) ; Gas Traction Co. ;  Search this
Notes content:
One folder OVERSIZE ; "Reeves" line of power farming machinery ; "Geiser Peerless machinery" - engines, threshers, clover hullers, saw mills, grain drills ; balers and road rollers ; "Emerson" plows ; "E-B" walking corn and cotton planters ; "foot-lift" farm machinery ; farm tractors ; plows ; photographs from the 1800's and 1900's included.
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
46 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Woodworking machinery and wood crafts  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Motors  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Timber  Search this
Wood-carving  Search this
Woodworking industries  Search this
Woodworking machinery  Search this
Woodworking tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15688
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_15688

[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 Hart-Parr Co.]

Company Name:
Hart-Parr Co.  Search this
Notes content:
two containers OVERSIZE ; Numerous items (in one folder) located in OVERSIZE. Tractors ; gasoline, kerosene, & alcohol traction engines ; unique and colorful illustrations ; "Founder of the Tractor Industry."
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
29 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Charles City, Iowa, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_19462
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19462

[Trade catalogs from J. Stone & Co. Ltd.]

Company Name:
J. Stone & Co. Ltd.  Search this
Related companies:
J. Stone & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
One piece OVERSIZE ; Semi-rotary wing pumps ; "Sunturbo" pump ; H-R gears ; appliances for disposal of sewage ; steam fittings ; non-ferrous alloys and non-alloy products ; high tension manganese bronze propellers and propeller blades ; copper nails and rivets ; Stone's System of Electric Lighting, Cooling, & Heating for Railway Carriages.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
9 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
London, United Kingdom
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Candles  Search this
Engines  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Metals  Search this
Motors  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_23305
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_23305

[Trade catalogs from Johnson Motor Co.]

Variant company name:
South Bend, IN (previous location)  Search this
Company Name:
Johnson Motor Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Johnson Motors ; Outboard Marine Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
one container (with two items) OVERSIZE ; "Johnson" outboard motors and boats ; "Sea Horse" boats ; unique items incl. "Skee-Horse" snowmobile.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
45 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Topic:
Amusements  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Hobbies  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Recreation industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_23994
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_23994

[Trade catalogs from Koppers Co.]

Company Name:
Koppers Co.  Search this
Related companies:
H. Koppers Co. ; Heinrich Koppers, GmbH ; Koppers Construction Co. ; Koppers Products Co. ; American Hammered Piston Ring Co. ; Bartlett Hayward Co. ; Beta Corp. ; Western Gas Construction Co. ; Wood Preserving Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
two containers OVERSIZE ; piston rings (compression rings, oil rings, inner rings, ventilated rings, steam valve rings, hydraulic rings); roofing (built-up roofs, system roofs, water retaining roofs, water-cooled roofs, roof shield systems); protective coatings (hydroshields, waterproofing, damp-proofing, pavement sealers, bituminous coatings); couplers. Chemicals and dyestuffs ; engineering and construction ; gas and coke products ; metal products ; plastics ; tar products ; wood preservation. Building and construction products: expandable polystyrene ; refrigeration panel systems ; lighting fixtures ; waterproofing adhesives ; pavement sealer ; creosote wood protector ; pressure treated wood ; kofural impregnated wood ; tar products. By-product coke and gas oven plants ; benzol recovery plants ; motor fuel recovery plants ; tar distilling plants ; ammonia recovery apparatus. Ultra-high-pressure blast furnace. Road building materials ; wood preserving oils ; tars ; industrial pitch ; roofing and waterproofing materials ; biuminous paints and coatings ; tar acids and tar acid oils ; cove oven light oil distillates ; agricultural chemical products. Piston rings ; valves ; couplings ; waterless gas holders ; radiators ; coal fired boilers...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
107 pieces; 10 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Plastics and rubber  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Adhesives  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Coal  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Engines  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Fuel  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motors  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Plastics industry and trade  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Rubber industry and trade  Search this
Timber  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_24346
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_24346

[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 Denver Equipment Co.]

Company Name:
Denver Equipment Co.  Search this
Notes content:
one item OVERSIZE ; Mining equipment: agitators; air compressors; classifiers; ball mills; amalgam presses; amalgamation barrels, clean-up pans, drums, plates; assay furnaces; ore conveyors; bin gates; bearings; cars; cages; crushers; distributors; hoists; indicators; laboratory flotation machines; loaders; mills; pumps; presses; rod mills; screens; samplers; skips/buckets; tanks; vacuum equipment; sand pumps; wet and dry reagent feeders; speed reducers and small motors; coal sampling tower system; thickener/clarifer; etc. ; Denver-Goodyear molded rubber parts ; stroke diaphragm pumps ; rotary vacuum filters for metallics and non-metallics ;
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual and histories
Black and white images
Physical description:
306 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Denver, Colorado, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
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
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Topic:
Air-compressors  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motors  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_13858
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_13858

[Trade catalogs from R. Hoe & Co.]

Variant company name:
Est. 1805 ; Boston, MA ; San Francisco, CA ; Chicago, IL ; London, United Kingdom  Search this
Company Name:
R. Hoe & Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Robert Hoe  Search this
Notes content:
Two folders OVERSIZE ; One catalog in Spanish ; Type revolving printing machines ; power presses ; "Washington and Smith" hand presses ; self-inking machines ; stereotyping and electrotyping machinery ; "A Short History of the Printing Press" (1902) ; rotary presses for printing from aluminum plates ; photo-engraving machinery and accessories ; lithographing presses. Cast steel saws ; steam engines ; industrial machinery ; combined jigsaw (or jig-saw) and drilling machine ; iron and brass castings ; rotary offset presses ; knife boxes ; knives
Includes:
Trade catalog and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
62 pieces; 9 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  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
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this
Printing; publishing; paper and bookselling (including type specimens)  Search this
Topic:
Book industries and trade  Search this
Cameras  Search this
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Photographic industry  Search this
Printing machinery and supplies  Search this
Publishers and publishing  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_22081
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_22081

[Trade catalogs from Holly Mfg. Co.]

Company Name:
Holly Mfg. Co.  Search this
Notes content:
One bound item OVERSIZE ; High duty pumping engines.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
6 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Lockport, New York, United States
Date:
1800s
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_22426
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_22426

[Trade catalogs from Sprague Electric Works of General Electric Co.]

Company Name:
Sprague Electric Works of General Electric Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Sprague Electric Co.  Search this
Notes content:
one container OVERSIZE ; Electric hoists ; generators ; motors ; switchboards ; controllers ; electric dynamometers ; electric fans ; armored cable ; flexible steel conduit ; galvanized rigid conduit ; outlet boxes ; armored hose ; electric freight handling machinery.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
79 pieces; 6 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_25292
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_25292

[Trade catalogs from Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg AG]

Variant company name:
Munich ;  Search this
Company Name:
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg AG  Search this
Related companies:
MAN AG ; Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG ; American M.A.N. Corp. (NY) ;  Search this
Notes content:
one piece OVERSIZE ; Includes records in German , French , and Spanish . Engines ; automotive engines ; diesel engines ; engines for diesel-electric rail cars ; boat engines ; motor yachts ; passenger and freight railway vehicles ; trucks and buses ; turbo machinery ; printing machines ; cargo cranes ; Japanese , South American , and German cargo motorships ; with photograph album "50 Years Diesel Engine" ; The company was instrumental in providing practical applications for Rudolf Diesel's invention of the diesel engine.
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
198 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Nuremberg, Germany
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Printing; publishing; paper and bookselling (including type specimens)  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Book industries and trade  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Printing machinery and supplies  Search this
Publishers and publishing  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_29925
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_29925

[Trade catalogs from New London Ship & Engine Co.]

Company Name:
New London Ship & Engine Co.  Search this
Notes content:
one container OVERSIZE ; "Nelseco" diesel engines.
Includes:
Trade catalog and manual
Black and white images
Physical description:
17 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Groton, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Ships  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_31213
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_31213

[Trade catalogs from Nichols & Shepard Co.]

Variant company name:
Established 1848  Search this
Company Name:
Nichols & Shepard Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Nichols, Shepard & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
one envelope OVERSIZE ; Steam traction engines ; "Vibrator" threshing machinery ; plain engines ; horse power establishments ; clover huller attachments ; oil-gas tractors.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
20 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_32132
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32132

[Trade catalogs from Morris Motors Ltd.]

Company Name:
Morris Motors Ltd.  Search this
Related companies:
Nuffield Exports Ltd. (Oxford, United Kingdom) ; Hambro Trading Co. of America (New York, NY) ; Cunard Motor & Carriage Co. Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; Stewart & Ardern, Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; MG Car Co. Ltd. ; Rolls-Royce Ltd. ; Bentley Motors Ltd. ; Riley Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
two containers OVERSIZE ; automobiles with instructions ; commercial trucks ; marine engines with instructions ; light vans ; "Morris" automobiles ; "Riley" automobiles ; "MG" automobiles ; "Rolls-Royce" automobiles ; "Bentley" automobiles
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
92 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Cowley, United Kingdom
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Ships  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_32292
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32292

[Trade catalogs from North Eastern Marine Eng. Co. Ltd.]

Variant company name:
London, United Kingdom ; Liverpool, United Kingdom  Search this
Company Name:
North Eastern Marine Eng. Co. Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
two containers OVERSIZE ; Marine oil engines ; "North Eastern Werkspoor" diesel engines ; Blue Funnel Motorships ; Lanz Perlit Iron Firebars ; firegrates ; baffle plates ; bridge plates ; furnace castings
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
15 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Wallsend-On-Tyne, 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
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Engines  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Motors  Search this
Ships  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_34209
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34209

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