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Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 30 cm x 17.7 cm x .3 cm; 11 13/16 in x 6 31/32 in x 1/8 in

Object Name:

triangle

Date made:

ca 1900

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drawing Instruments  Search this

Credit Line:

The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection

ID Number:

1977.1101.0089

Catalog number:

1977.1101.0089

Accession number:

1977.1101

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Squares and Triangles

Science & Mathematics

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-1da3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_689856

Physical Description:

pearwood (overall material)

mahogany (overall material)

walnut (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 30.5 cm x 30.5 cm x .3 cm; 12 in x 12 in x 1/8 in

Object Name:

triangle

Date made:

ca 1900

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drawing Instruments  Search this

Credit Line:

The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection

ID Number:

1977.1101.0087

Catalog number:

1977.1101.0087

Accession number:

1977.1101

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Squares and Triangles

Science & Mathematics

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-6a66-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904236

Physical Description:

mahogany (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 20.4 cm x 11.8 cm x .3 cm; 8 1/32 in x 4 21/32 in x 1/8 in

Object Name:

triangle

Date made:

ca 1900

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drawing Instruments  Search this

Credit Line:

The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection

ID Number:

1977.1101.0090

Catalog number:

1977.1101.0090

Accession number:

1977.1101

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Squares and Triangles

Science & Mathematics

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-6a67-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904239

Physical Description:

steel (overall material)

ivory (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 cm x 14 cm x 1 cm; 13/32 in x 5 1/2 in x 13/32 in

Object Name:

pen

Place made:

Europe

Date made:

after 1877

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drawing Instruments  Search this

Drafting, Engineering  Search this

Credit Line:

The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection

ID Number:

1977.1101.0098

Accession number:

1977.1101

Catalog number:

1977.1101.0098

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Pens and Pencils

Science & Mathematics

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-1a54-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904295

Inventor:

Darling, Samuel  Search this

Maker:

Darling, Brown & Sharpe  Search this

Physical Description:

velvet (overall material)

morocco leather (overall material)

sheet steel (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 2 cm x 27.2 cm x 17 cm; 25/32 in x 10 23/32 in x 6 11/16 in

Object Name:

protractor

Date made:

1889-1892

Patent date:

1887

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Protractor  Search this

Drafting, Engineering  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret van D. Rice

ID Number:

1977.0460.01

Accession number:

1977.0460

Catalog number:

336072

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Protractors

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-2a39-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904345

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: .2 cm x 21.3 cm x 7.4 cm; 3/32 in x 8 3/8 in x 2 29/32 in

Object Name:

Curve

Date made:

1890-1920

1880-1920

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drawing Instruments  Search this

Credit Line:

The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection

ID Number:

1977.1101.0096

Accession number:

1977.1101

Catalog number:

1977.1101.0096

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Curves

Science & Mathematics

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-50f5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904421

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: .3 cm x 20.9 cm x 7.3 cm; 1/8 in x 8 7/32 in x 2 7/8 in

Object Name:

Curve

Date made:

ca 1920

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drawing Instruments  Search this

Credit Line:

The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection

ID Number:

1977.1101.0095

Accession number:

1977.1101

Catalog number:

1977.1101.0095

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Curves

Science & Mathematics

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-602d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904422

Maker:

Darling, Samuel  Search this

Physical Description:

steel (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: .2 cm x 30.5 cm x 3.2 cm; 3/32 in x 12 in x 1 1/4 in

Object Name:

scale rule

rule

Place made:

United States: Maine, Bangor

Date made:

1852–1853

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drafting, Engineering  Search this

Rule, Measuring  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret van D. Rice

ID Number:

1977.0460.05

Accession number:

1977.0460

Catalog number:

336076

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Scale Rules

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-2b93-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904522

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: .1 cm x 15.4 cm x 3.4 cm; 1/32 in x 6 1/16 in x 1 11/32 in

Object Name:

rule

scale rule

Other Terms:

rule; Linear

Date made:

ca 1900

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drawing Instruments  Search this

Drafting, Engineering  Search this

Rule, Measuring  Search this

Credit Line:

The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection

ID Number:

1977.1101.0018

Accession number:

1977.1101

Catalog number:

1977.1101.0018

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Scale Rules

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-5ce9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904685

Retailer:

Minifie, William  Search this

Physical Description:

boxwood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 2.2 cm x 31.6 cm x 2.2 cm; 7/8 in x 12 7/16 in x 7/8 in

Object Name:

scale rule

Place made:

United States: Maryland, Baltimore

Date made:

1847–1868

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Drafting, Engineering  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Credit Line:

The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection

ID Number:

1977.1101.0019

Accession number:

1977.1101

Catalog number:

1977.1101.0019

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Scale Rules

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-413b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_905201

Company Name:

Ingersoll Milling Machine Co.  Search this

Notes content:

Milling machines ; cutters ; boring and drilling machines ; grinders

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

84 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Rockford, Illinois, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this

Mills and milling supplies  Search this

Topic:

Machine-tools  Search this

Metal-working machinery  Search this

Milling machinery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_20744

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_20744

Variant company name:

Pittsburgh, PA  Search this

Company Name:

Gulf Oil Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Gulf Refining Co.; Gulf Research & Development Co.; National Lead Co.  Search this

Notes content:

Oil: cutting; lubricating; quenching; industrial petroleum naphthas; motor flush. Collection includes brochures highlighting the contributions by company to various industries including: ore and coal mining; paper making; printing; business machine manufacturing; textiles (hosiery, fabric; carpet); metal tools and machine tools; metal works (metal fabrication, structural steel, wire rope, copper and brass tubing, copper wire, seamless tubes, anti-friction bearings); lumbering and wood products; construction materials (cement, roofing); transportation (automobiles, tires, railroads, ships, airplanes, roads); military supplies (tanks, light artillery, blankets, support systems); power (electric, turbine); consumer goods (bread, televisions, clocks); misc. "The Orange Disk" magazine, 1968-1984, incomplete. Annual report; 75 year history commemorative, 1901-1976.Technical papers.

Includes:

Trade catalog and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

114 pieces; 4 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this

Topic:

Coal  Search this

Fuel  Search this

Petroleum  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_19335

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19335

Creator:

Jacques Seligmann & Co.  Search this

Subject:

Hauke, Cesar M. de (Cesar Mange)  Search this

Glaenzer, Eugene  Search this

Haardt, Georges  Search this

Seligman, Germain  Search this

Seligmann, Arnold  Search this

Parker, Theresa D.  Search this

Waegen, Rolf Hans  Search this

Trevor, Clyfford  Search this

Seligmann, René  Search this

Seligmann, Jacques  Search this

De Hauke & Co., Inc.  Search this

Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this

Eugene Glaenzer & Co.  Search this

Germain Seligmann & Co.  Search this

Gersel  Search this

Type:

Gallery records

Citation:

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Mackay, Clarence Hungerford, 1874-1938 -- Art collections  Search this

Schiff, Mortimer L. -- Art collections  Search this

Arenberg, duc d' -- Art collections  Search this

Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this

La Fresnaye, Roger de, 1885-1925  Search this

Art, Renaissance  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Art treasures in war  Search this

Art, European  Search this

Theme:

Art Gallery Records  Search this

Art Market  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9936

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212486

AAA_collcode_jacqself

Theme:

Art Gallery Records

Art Market

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212486

Sponsor:

Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

99.3 Cubic feet (123 boxes, XX map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Blueprints

Correspondence

Black-and-white photographs

Place:

Pittsburgh (Pa.)

Date:

1881-1950

Scope and Contents:

These records of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contain photographs of gas engines, steam turbines, machine tools, foundry and manufacturing methods, and automobile engines, 1896-1921; instruction books, bulletins, and catalogs, 1889-1950; engine lists for compound, junior compound, and standard engines, 1881-1913; blueprints, specifications, shop orders, and correspondence; record books for Corliss engines, turbines, pumps, 1900-1910; and drawings of Otto gas engines, 1900-1906, and Westinghouse pumps and engines, 1883-1921.

Arrangement:

The collection is unarranged.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Steam-engines  Search this

Internal combustion engines  Search this

Machine-tools  Search this

Steam-turbines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings -- 19th century

Blueprints

Correspondence -- 1880-1950

Black-and-white photographs

Citation:

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0977

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Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83fd63cb8-d53a-43be-8c3f-41810d82fc42

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0977

Creator:

Baldwin-Southwark Corporation  Search this

Baldwin Locomotive Works  Search this

Southwark Foundry and Machine Company  Search this

De La Vergne Engine Company  Search this

Donor:

Baldwin-Hamilton Company  Search this

Fenerty, Paul C.  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

342 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Bulletins

Engineering drawings

Financial records

Lists

Manuals

Patents

Reports

Specifications

Date:

circa 1868-1945.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of engineering drawings of steam engines, blowing engines, turbines, generators, testing machinery, steam hammers, boilers, machine tools, and other machinery manufactured by the Southwark Foundry and Machine Company, circa 1880-1916; transfers of patent rights, reports, lists, financial documents, and other material concerning Southwark and its predecessors, circa 1868-1885; and engineering drawings, specifications, production records, parts and drawing lists, repair manuals, bulletins, and publications concerning refrigeration machinery manufactured by the De La Vergne Engine Company and its predecessors and successors, circa 1890-1945.

Biographical / Historical:

The Southwark Foundry and Machine Company of Philadelphia was founded in 1836. The company, which manufactured engines, boilers, turbines, and other machinery, was acquired by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1930 and became the Baldwin Southwark Corporation, a subsidiary of the Works. The De La Vergne Engine Company of New York, some of whose records are included here, manufacturers of refrigeration machinery, engines, and other machinery, was acquired by Baldwin Southwark in 1931.

Provenance:

The largest portion of this collection was collected for the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now part of the Division of Work and Industry), and information about its provenance is lost. A small portion was donated in 1971 by Paul C. Fenerty, mostly relating to the Porter-Allen steam engine. The Baldwin-Hamilton Company donated approximately 14,000 drawings of machinery built by Southwark Foundry and Machine Company in 1975.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the majority of it is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Engines  Search this

Heavy machinery  Search this

Machine-tools  Search this

Mechanical engineering  Search this

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Bulletins

Engineering drawings

Financial records

Lists

Manuals

Patents

Reports

Specifications

Citation:

Southwark Foundry and Machine Company Records, circa 1868-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1107

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Southwark Foundry and Machine Company Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fecadb55-a285-4439-8276-c571fd9aef65

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1107

Collection Creator:

Instrument Society of America  Search this

Container:

Box 13, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Copyright status unknown. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Instrument Society of America Collection, 1911-1972, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Instrument Society of America Collection

Instrument Society of America Collection / Series 3: Trade Literature

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89a179c01-b8ee-4e18-a76f-4e9de0ce882a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0215-ref152

Creator:

Johnson, Eugene B. , October 18, 1915 - November 22, 2007  Search this

Names:

National Sales Engineering Corporation  Search this

Extent:

1.75 Cubic feet (5 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Business records

Invoices

Laboratory notes

Letters (correspondence)

Trade catalogs

Date:

1927-1980

Summary:

The papers relate to Johnson's work as an engineer with the National Sales Engineering Corporation Records, and its machine tool products.

Content Description:

The papers relate to Johnson's work as an engineer and salesman with the National Sales Engineering Corporation Records, and its machine tool products. They include Johnson's school records including exam blue books and notebooks; his credentials; client files and information, including quotes, invoices and correspondence; and trade literature for company products.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Eugene B. Johnson (October 18, 1915 - November 22, 2007) was a salesman in the tool and die manufacturing field. Spending much of his career as a salesman for the National Sales Engineering Corporation, Johnson rose to become the company's vice president by the time of his retirement.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/detroitnews/obituary.aspx?n=eugene-b-johnson&pid=182719095

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Topic:

Identification cards  Search this

Machine-tool industry  Search this

Machine-tools  Search this

Genre/Form:

Business records -- 20th century

Invoices -- 20th century

Laboratory notes -- 20th century

Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.

Trade catalogs -- 20th century

Citation:

Eugene B. Johnson Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1450

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Eugene B. Johnson Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8231eb64b-f760-4382-9247-861db83c8584

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1450

Creator:

Liebhold, Peter  Search this

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Names:

Gerber Company.  Search this

Gerber, H. Joseph, 1924-1996  Search this

Extent:

2.5 Cubic feet (9 boxes )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Videotapes

Date:

1995-1996

Summary:

The Gerber Fabric Cutter S-70 is part of a systematic approach to layout and cutting that has revolutionized the needle trades. This video history contains original, master, and reference videos, Dictaphone microcassettes, and tape digests and notes documenting the development, operation and use of the Gerber Fabric Cutter S-70 in three locations: H.I.S., Inc., in Bruceton, Tennessee (Chic blue jeans use of cuter); General Motors in Grand Rapids, Michigan (automotive use of the cutter); and Gerber Scientific Instrument Company in Hartford, Connecticut (Gerber corporate office and invention factory). The video footage documents H. Joseph Gerber, engineers, assembly workers, operators, and other technicians who worked with the cutter at the three locations. The footage from the Tennessee and Michigan sites provides insight into the complexity of introducing a new technology into the workplace and documents operators and managers discussing the effect of the cutter on workflow, quality, personnel, and attitudes towards the job. The footage from the Connecticut site documents the engineers who developed the cutter and provides valuable insight into the invention process. This collection includes oral history audio tapes, original, master, and reference videos, and notes documenting visits to Bruceton, Tennessee, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Hartford, Connecticut.

Scope and Contents:

The Gerber Fabric Cutter S-70 is part of a systematic approach to layout and cutting that has revolutionized the needle trades. It applies numerical control to the sizing of patterns and cutting of fabric. The use of this type of equipment made possible a radical change in the make-up of the cutting room workforce. This video history contains original, master, and reference videos, Dictaphone microcassettes, and tape digests and notes documenting the development, operation and use of the Gerber Fabric Cutter S-70 in three locations: H.I.S., Inc., in Bruceton, Tennessee (Chic blue jeans use of cuter); General Motors in Grand Rapids, Michigan (automotive use of the cutter); and Gerber Scientific Instrument Company in Hartford, Connecticut (Gerber corporate office and invention factory). The video footage documents H. Joseph Gerber, engineers, assembly workers, operators, and other technicians who worked with the cutter at the three locations. The footage from the Tennessee and Michigan sites provides insight into the complexity of introducing a new technology into the workplace and documents operators and managers discussing the effect of the cutter on workflow, quality, personnel, and attitudes towards the job. The footage from the Connecticut site documents the engineers who developed the cutter and provides valuable insight into the invention process.

The collection is arranged into five series: Series 1, Notes, 1995-1996; Series 2, Audio tapes (microcassettes), 1996; Series 3, Original videos (BetaCam SP), 1996; Series 4, Master videos (BetaCam SP), 1996; and Series 5, Reference videos 1⁄2" VHS), 1996.

Series 1, Notes, 1995-1996, includes documentation created by Peter Liebhold in preparation for his site visits to Bruceton, Tennessee, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Hartford, Connecticut. The documentation includes lists of potential interviewees, questions to ask of the employees, and general notes detailing observations at each site. The H. Joseph Gerber interview file consists of a brief tape digest keyed to each of the seven microcassettes, notes from the interview, and the questions asked of Mr. Gerber. The Gerber Scientific Instrument Company file contains a video digest for only three interviews: Ed Roth, Fred Rosen, and Larry Wolfson.

Series 2, Audio tapes (microcassettes), 1995 June, consists of seven Dictaphone microcassettes of oral history interviews with H. Joseph Gerber conducted by Peter Liebhold, Curator, American History Museum and Stanley Leven, Director and Secretary of Gerber Scientific Instrument Company.

Series 3, Original Videos (BetaCam SP), 1996, consists of thirty-eight BetaCam SP video tapes totaling approximately nineteen hours of footage.

Series 4, Master Videos (BetaCam SP), 1996, consists of twenty-six BetaCam SP tapes totaling nineteen hours of footage.

Series 5, Reference videos (1/2" VHS), 1996, consists of twenty-six 1⁄2" VHS tapes for a total of thirteen hours of footage.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into five series.

Series 1: Notes, 1995-1996

Series 2: Audio tapes (microcassettes), 1995 June

Series 3: Original videos (BetaCam SP), 1996

Series 4: Master videos (BetaCam SP), 1996

Series 5: Reference videos (1/2" VHS), 1996

Biographical / Historical:

Heinz Joseph "Joe" Gerber was born in Vienna, Austria, on April 17, 1924. In 1940, Gerber escaped the Nazis and immigrated to New York City and then to Hartford, Connecticut, with his mother Bertha Gerber, a dressmaker. Gerber's father, Jacob, is presumed to have died in a concentration camp. Gerber attended Weaver High School and graduated in two years (1943). He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, on a scholarship and earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering in 1947. As a junior at RPI, Gerber developed the Gerber Variable Scale, his first invention. The earliest version of the variable scale was fashioned from an elastic band removed from a pair of pajamas. Gerber created a rubber rule and scale that could flow with a curve, expand, contract, and turn a corner. The scale allows for direct reading of curves, graphs, and graphical representations, giving direct numerical readings of proportions, spacing and interpolation. The Variable Scale became the building block of what would become Gerber Scientific Instrument, Inc.

With financial assistance from Abraham Koppleman, a newspaper and magazine distributor in Hartford, Gerber and Koppleman formed a partnership and incorporated Gerber Scientific Instrument Company in 1948. Gerber served as president, Koppleman as treasurer, and Stanley Levin as secretary. The manufacture of Variable Scale was jobbed out and the distribution was conducted from Hartford. Gerber also worked as a design analytical engineer for Hamilton Standard Propellers of United Aircraft and for Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Shares of Gerber Scientific Instrument Company were eventually sold to the public in 1961, and in 1978, the company changed its name to Gerber Scientific, Inc. In the 1960s and 1970s, Gerber developed the first series of precision, computer-driven cutting systems for the apparel industry called the Gerber Cutter. The cutters introduced automation to the garment industry. In 1967, Gerber realized that the U.S. garment industry, due to a lack of automation, was faced with increasing overseas competition. Gerber's solution was to engineer the Gerber Fabric Cutter S-70, a machine that cuts apparel quickly and effectively while using less cloth.

Gerber holds more than 600 United States and foreign patents. Many of his patents relate to the United States apparel industry. In 1994, Gerber was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President Clinton for helping to revolutionize the optical, garment, automotive, and other industries. His pioneering achievements include:

-a generation of data readers (electromechanical devices that converted graphical

-data directly into computer readable format);

-projection systems that interactively converted information from aerial;

-photographs for use in computers;

-devices that plotted digital output data from computer cards or tape;

-digital numerically-controlled drafting machines which verify the accuracy of the cutting path of numerical machine tools;

-a photoplotter (drafting machine configured with a unique light source to directly draw high accuracy layouts of printed circuit board masters on photographic film or glass with light beams);

-and systems with laser technology to draw at high speeds. (1)

Subsequent subsidiaries of Gerber Scientific, Inc., are: Gerber Garment Technology, Inc., (GGT); Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. (GSP); Gerber Systems Corp. (GSC), and Gerber Optical, Inc., (GO). GGT makes computer-controlled cutting and design equipment for apparel, automotive, aerospace and other industries. GSP produces systems for sign-making and graphic arts industries. GSC makes production systems for printing, industrial machinery and other industries. GO makes equipment for the optical-lens manufacturing industry. (2)

In 1954, Gerber married Sonia Kanciper. They had a daughter, Melisa Tina Gerber, and a son, David Jacques Gerber. H. Joseph Gerber died on August 9, 1996, at the age of 72.

Sources

(1) National Medal of Technology, 1994.

(2) W. Joseph Campbell, "High Tech and Low Key as Gerber Scientific Mounts a Recovery Philosophy Reflects Innovative Founder," Hartford Courant, May 16, 1994.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

The Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records, 1911-1998 (AC0929)

Materials in the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History

Early model Gerber variable scale. See accession 1994.3104.01.

Gerber Cutter, Model 70. See accessioon 1995.0229.01.

Provenance:

This collection was created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation with American History Cuartor Peter Liebhold, Division of Work and Industry.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Series 3, Original Videos, 1996, is located off-site; please inquire.

Topic:

Inventors -- 1940-1990  Search this

Machinery -- 1940-1990  Search this

Work -- 1940-1990  Search this

Factories -- 1940-1990  Search this

Fabric cutters -- 1940-1990  Search this

Inventions -- 1920-2000 -- United States  Search this

Industrial factories -- 1940-1990  Search this

Automation -- 1940-1990  Search this

Cutting machines -- 1940-1990 -- North Carolina -- Connecticut -- Michigan  Search this

Computerized instruments -- 1940-1990  Search this

Genre/Form:

Videotapes -- 1990-2000

Citation:

Gerber Fabric Cutter Video Documentation, February 1995-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Gerber Fabric Cutter Video Documentation, 1995-1996, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0609

See more items in:

Gerber Fabric Cutter Video Documentation

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d51bbe64-d340-4a74-aa00-e1916cfcb7a8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0609

Company Name:

A. Falkenau  Search this

Notes content:

Lathes, tool grinder, universal and cutter grinder, compressing machine, rotary hydraulic valve, hydraulic stop valve, belt pump, milling tool arbor, boiler head flanging machine.

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white images

Physical description:

2 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date:

1800s

Topic (Romaine term):

Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this

Mills and milling supplies  Search this

Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this

Topic:

Air-compressors  Search this

Machine-tools  Search this

Metal-working machinery  Search this

Milling machinery  Search this

Pumping machinery industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_14299

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_14299

Company Name:

Artco Machine Corp.  Search this

Notes content:

steel fabricator ; combination punch and shear with built-in notcher or coper ; punch, plate shear, angle, bar and tee cutter with built-in notcher or coper

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white 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):

Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this

Topic:

Machine-tools  Search this

Metal-working machinery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_45467

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45467