Ramapo Iron Works ; Ajax Forge Co. ; Elliot Frog & Switch Co. ; Racor Pacific Frog and Switch Co. ; Canadian Ramapo Iron Works ; Ramapo Wheel and Foundry Co. Search this
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Racor railroad equipment ; switch stands and accessories ; switches ; frogs ; crossings ; guard rails and fixtures ; light rail equipment ; automatic safety switch stands ; guard rails ; clamps ; railroad trackwork ; cars and car equipment ; some nice drawings of early 20th century platform cars and track diagrams ; earliest catalog is dated 1873
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
18 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies Search this
Sellers Injector Corp. ; Consolidated Machine Tool Corp., William Sellers & Co. Div. (Rochester, NY) ; see also Farrel-Birmingham Co., Inc. Search this
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Turning machine, double housing planers, pit planer, openside planers, armor plate planers, head planer type milling machine, horizontal boring, drilling and milling machines, boring and turning mills, traverse radial drilling and tapping machines, car wheel lathe, driving wheel lathe, grinding machines. Self-acting slide lathes ; bolt-cutting machines ; planing machines ; slotting machines ; grinding machines ; boring machines ; sand mixing machine ; steam hammers ; injectors and boiler attachments ; hydraulic jet cleaners ; hydraulic riveting machines ; boring and drilling machines ... this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and manual
Black and white images
Physical description:
152 pieces; 8 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.) Search this
Societa anonima Fabbrica Italiana automobili Fiat ; Fiat Stabilimento Grandi Motori ; Fiat Distributors, Inc. ; Fiat Motor Co., Inc. (New York, NY) ; Fiat (England) Ltd. (Wembley, Middlesex, United Kingdom) ; Fabbrica Automobili Lancia e Cia Search this
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one item OVERSIZE ; some catalogs in Italian ; Bulldozers ; tractors ; shovels ; plows ; Diesel engines ; Ships and ships engines ; Rail cars ; Automobiles ; "Technical Bulletin" (1963-1966 scattered issues) ; "Fiat Grandi Motori News" (1965-1966 scattered issues) ; Two-stroke Fiat Turbocharged Engines of Medium and Large Bore ; Fiat Service Stations booklet for Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
97 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Torino, Italy
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
Construction and earth-moving machinery Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc. Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies Search this
American Bridge Co. ; American Sheet & Tin Plate Co. ; American Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, OH ; American Wire Co., Cleveland, OH ; Atwater-Wheeler Co., CT ; Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Co. ; Birmingham Southern Railroad Co., Birmingham, AL ; Braddock Wire Co., Braddock, PA ; Bradley Transportation Co., Rogers City, MI ; Bromwell Brush & Wire Goods Co., Greensburg, IN ; Carnegie Steel Co. ; Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. ; Carnegie Natural Gas Co. ; Cleveland Rolling Mill Co., Cleveland, OH ; Columbia Steel Co., San Francisco ; Consolidated Steel & Wire Co., Braddock, PA ; Consolidated Western Steel Corp., Los Angeles ; Cyclone Fence Co., Waukegan, IL ; Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co., Duluth, MN ; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co., Chicago ; Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, NJ ; H. C. Frick Coke Co. ; Geneva Steel Co., Salt Lake City ; Gerrard Steel Strapping Co., Chicago ; Gunnison Homes, Inc., New Albany, IN ; Illinois Steel Co., Joliet, IL ; Isthmian Steamship Co., NYC ; Joliet Iron & Steel Co., Joliet, IL ; Lorain Steel Co. ; Marathon Oil Co. ; Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co., Rogers City, MI ; Minnesota Steel Co., Duluth, MN ; National Tube Co. ; National Wire Co., CT ; New Haven Wire Works, New Haven, CT ; Oil Well Supply Co., Dallas ; Oliver Iron Mining Co., Duluth, MN ; Orinoco Mining Co., NYC ; Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co., Conneaut, OH ; Pittsburgh Limestone Corp. ; Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland, OH ; Scully Steel & Iron Co., Chicago ; Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co., Birmingham, AL ; Trenton Iron Co., NJ ; Union Coal, Iron & Transportation Co. ; Union Railroad Co. ; Union Steel Co., Donora, PA ; Union Supply Co. ; United States Coal & Coke Co. ; United States Steel Export Co., NYC ; United States Steel Products Co., NYC ; United States Steel Supply Co., Chicago ; Universal Atlas Cement Co., NYC ; Universal Portland Cement Co. ; Virginia Bridge Co., Roanoke, VA ; Washburn & Moen Mfg. Co., Waukegan, IL ; Witte Engine Works Search this
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One piece OVERSIZE. Arranged by following subjects and subsidiaries: Architectural & Building Materials ; Coal Mining ; Company Info & History ; Cor-Ten Steel ; Electrical Steel Sheets ; Fabrication of Stainless Steel ; High-Tensile Steel ; Miscellaneous ; Stainless Steel ; Structural Steel ; Technical Papers & Research ; Transportation Uses ; American Bridge Co. ; American Sheet & Tin Plate Co. ; American Steel & Wire Co. ; Carnegie Steel Co. ; Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. ; Cyclone Fence Co. ; Illinois Steel Co. ; National Tube Co. ; Oliver Iron Mining Co. ; Scully Steel & Iron Co. ; Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. ; Universal Atlas Cement Co. This comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
steel foil
Physical description:
425 pieces; 45 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies) Search this
Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon Co. ; Gordon & Maxwell Co. ; Hayward Tyler & Co. (London, United Kingdom) Search this
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Piston boiler feed pump ; plunger pumping engine ; heavy pressure pump ; water works pumping engine ; combined pump and boiler ; well pump ; pinups ; tobacco machinery, iron pipes and fittings, railroad and general mill and factory supplies ; Cincinnati Standard Duplex steam pinup ; steam pumping machinery
St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway ; Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. Search this
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Two pieces OVERSIZE ; "Iron Mountain" railway line ; 1882, 1883, 1889 annual report ; promotional literature for encouraging settlers and tourism in Arkansas ; lead and zinc mining in northwest Arkansas ; report to stockholders
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
6 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Luggage; travel; travel services and traveling accessories (including trunks; briefcases; and other traveling accessories) Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies Search this
Unique piece - "The History of Sanitation" ; "Things I Didn't Know About Brass ; condenser tubes ; Duronze - high strength silicon bronzes ; water pipe sizes for plumbing fixtures, branches, risers and mains ; bronze welding alloys ; furnace equipment and pickling machines ; sheet brass ; phono - electric supplies for trolley cars and street railway service ; tire pumps ; originators of electric furnace brass ; copper alloys ; Warco radiator air valves ; plumbing brass goods and heating specialties ; etc.
[Trade catalogs from American Society of Mechanical Engineers]
Company Name:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Search this
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Mechanical equipment : power plant equipment; testing, measuring and recording apparatus; power transmission machinery; conveying, hoisting and transporting machinery; foundry equipment; metal working machinery; machine tools and shop equipment; compressors, blowers and pumps; heating and ventilating equipment; refrigerating machinery. Sprag-type overrunning clutches ; Schmidt High-Pressure Locomotive ; pin ticketing machine ; "National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, First Air Conditioning of the Magma Copper Company Mine, Superior, Arizona, 1937" ; "Slow-Speed and Other Tests of Kingsbury Thrust Bearings" (1919)...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
5 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies Search this
American Standard ; Bendix-Westinghouse Auto ; National Brake & Electric Co. (Milwaukee, WI) ; Le Tourneau-Westinghouse Co. (Peoria, IL) ; R. G. Le Tourneau (Peoria, IL) ; American Brake Co. (St. Louis, MO) ; Motive Power Industries, Inc. ; Le Roi (Sidney, OH) ; Westinghouse Brake Co., Ltd. (London, United Kingdom ; Hanover, Germany) ; Westinghouse Traction Brake Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; Westinghouse Pacific Coast Brake Co. (Emeryville, CA) ; Union Switch & Signal Co. (Pittsburgh, PA ; Swissvale, PA) ; Westinghouse Automatic Air & Steam Coupler Co. (St. Louis, MO) ; Westinghouse Co., Ltd. (St. Petersburg, Russia) ; Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd. (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) ; Societe Anonyme Westinghouse (Paris, France) Search this
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OVERSIZE ; Railroad equipment ; road building equipment ; air compressors ; railroad switch and signals ; railroad safety equipment ; "The Search for Safety," (1981) ; steam valves...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Burnham, Williams & Co. (proprietors) ; Standard Steel Works Co. ; Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. ; Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. Search this
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Description of locomotives exhibit at the International Universal Exposition, Paris, 1900. Includes information about locomotive steel tires manufactured by Standard Steel Works. Baldwin marine and railroad diesel engines
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
6 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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
Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Omaha, NE) ; Union Pacific Resources Co. (Fort Worth, TX) ; Overnite Transportation Co. (Richmond, VA) ; USPCI, Inc. (Houston, TX) ; Union Pacific Realty Co. (Dallas, TX) ; Union Pacific Technologies (St. Louis, MO) ; Union Pacific Railway Co. ; Union Pacific Overland Women's Travel Dept. Search this
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Railroad ; shipping / freight transport ; etc. ; "Locomotives, Snow Plows, Flangers and Passenger and Freight Car Equipment" (1885, 1889 ; photocopies)
The following information comes from "A Brief History of Page Fence" by Beryle G. Sweet, who retired in 1992 as chairman and CEO of Page Aluminized Steel Corp. (See http://users.telerama.com/~cass/Pagefence.html online or hard copy of text in file box.) Founded 1885 as Page Woven Wire Fence Co in Adrian Michigan. Incorporated in 1889 and changed name to Page Steel & Wire Co. In 1902, the company moved to Monessen Pennsylvania, to be closer to the steel billets of the Pittsburgh Steel Co. Purchased by American Chain Co. in 1920. In 1976 changed name to American Chain & Cable Co. Also in 1976, bought by Babcock & Wilcox Ltd. of the UK and renamed Acco Industries Inc. and later Acco Babcock. In 1982 the fencing division was spun off to form Page-Wilson Corp. In 1987, Page-Wilson was liquidated and the fencing division was sold separately, becoming Page Aluminized Steel Corp. and Page Two Inc. (of Bartonville, IL.) The Monessen factory was closed down in 1991, following a United Steel Workers strike. The Bartonsville factory continues to produce for both Page Aluminized Steel Corp. and Page Two Inc. Search this
Page Woven Wire Fence Co. ; American Chain Co. ; American Chain & Cable Co. ; Acco Industries Inc. ; Acco Babcock ; Page-Wilson Corp. ; Page Two Inc. ; Page Aluminized Steel Corp. Search this
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Brochures primarily from 1910s-1930s. "Ornamental Fences and Specialties, catalogue No. 52" dating from 1914 or 1915 shows on cover Adrian, Michigan address as "offices and specialty mill" of Page Woven Wire Fence Co. but lists Monessen, Pennsylvania as address of "steel and wire mills" ; in addition to woven fences, catalog also features hitching posts, door mats, tree guards, mail boxes and arches. "Aristos 'Copperweld' Copper Clad Steel Wire" (1918): trolley wiretwisted pair, electrical strand, transmission lines. "Welding Wire Research" (1930). "Page-Armco Welding Rods and Electrodes hand book" catalog no. 500, fourth edition, (1922) for oxy-acetylene and electric welding. "Page Fence: For Home, Factory & Institution" catalog no. 616-B (c. 1937): chain link fence ; wrought iron fence. "America Ingot Iron Wire: Electrical and Mechanical" (1920). "Armco Iron Rods and Wire" for oxy-acetylene and electric welding (1919). "Page hi-tensile Electrodes" (1941). "Standard Specifications Woven Wire Fabric Guard: Page Hi-Way Guard" (1926). "Page Traffic Tape: little changes big results" (1933): woven construction. "An Outstanding Improvement in Highway Guard Rails" (1933): Page Traffic Tape. "Page Protection Fence Styles OTR and OW." "Page Hi-Tensile Electrodes: Data of Interest to Every User of Welding Wires" (1934). "Page Welding Wires and Electrodes" (1934). "An Outstanding Improvement in Highway Guard Rails: The Most Important Announcement in years on Highway Improvement" (1934): Page Traffic Tape. "Page Steel Wire Products" (1934) : bond wires, bridge wire, electrodes welding, farm fence, gas rods welding, highway guard, chain link fence, page fence, rope wire, spring wire, steel wire products, telegraph wire, telephone wire. "Page Strand" (1934). "Page Fence for Profitable Farming" (1934) catalogue No. 500-A, sheep and cattle fence, poultry fence, wolf-proof Texas styles, farm gates, ornamental and trellis, barbed wire. "Page Panel Partitions" (1934). "Page-Allegheny Alloys: 'the wonder wire' / round-shaped and flat wire welding wire products" (1934). "Page Fence" Page Steel and Wire Division of American Chain Co. Inc., catalog number 616. "Page Welding Wires and Electrodes" (1934). "Page Highway Guard : the Life Line of the Highway", catalog No. 169 (1928). "The Border Patrol" (1931) fencing. "Page Hard Facing Welding Rods : for gas and electric welding" (c. 1934/1935). "Page Traffic Tape for Modern Roads (c. 1934/1935) guard rail, four strand. "Page Allegheny Stainless Steel Weld Electrodes" (c. 1945). Page Welding Hand Books Page-Armco Processed Welding Wire and Electrodes" catalogue #34 (1926). "Page Lawn Fence" (1935): hot zinc coating. "Pages Stainless Steel Tennis Court Net" (1935). "Page Outdoor Advertising Signs" on chain link fence (c 1932-1935).
Primarily technical papers by Timken engineers, presented in journals and meetings of professional societies. The papers concern the use of Timken roller bearings and other products in locomotives and other rolling stock on U.S. railroads and rapid transit systems. Also articles from trade magazines and brochures advertising Timken products, and a 1925 U.S. Bureau of Mines study of friction in mine-car wheels.
The material in this collection primarily consists of technical papers written by Timken engineers which were presented in journals and meetings of professional societies. The papers all deal with the use of Timken roller bearings and other products in locomotives and other rolling stock on U.S. railroads and rapid transit systems. In addition to professional papers, there are also articles from trade magazines and brochures advertising Timken products. A 1925 U.S. Bureau of Mines study of friction in mine car wheels is also included.
Biographical / Historical:
The Timken Roller Bearing Co., of Canton, Ohio, produced its first tapered roller bearings in the 1890s. The bearings were first used in horse drawn vehicles and later in automobiles. As automobiles improved in design, power, and endurance, Timken made improvements in its bearings to compensate. The company soon realized that the only way to ensure quality in its product was through the production of its own special alloy steel. It organized the Timken Steel & Tube Company to supply both itself and other manufacturers with high grade steel. In the late 1920s, the company entered the railroad equipment supply market with special tapered bearings for use in locomotives. Timken continued to supply components for use in the railroad rolling stock, automotive, and other manufacturing industries. It set high standards for such products, both in engineering and materials quality.
The Timken Roller Bearing Co., Canton, Ohio, produced its first tapered roller bearings in the 1890s. The bearings were first used in horse-drawn vehicles and later in automobiles. As automobiles improved in design, power, and endurance, Timken made improvements in its bearings to compensate. The company soon realized that the only way to ensure quality in its product was through the production of its own special alloy steel. It organized the Timken Steel & Tube Company to supply itself and other manufacturers with high-grade steel. In the late 1920s, the company entered the railroad equipment supply market with special tapered bearings for locomotives.
Provenance:
This collection was donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, on September 25, 1990, by Frank G. Pauly. Mr. Pauly had been employed as a Sales Engineer in Timken's Railroad Division, working out of the Chicago Sales Office, which was closed in 1966.
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.
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:
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.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. ; Baltimore & Susquehanna Rail-Road Company Search this
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Reprint of editorials and magazine articles on the first air-conditioned railroad trains ; An Historical Sketch of Tom Thumb ; Book of the Royal Blue (magazine), 1901, 1902, 1903 ; List of lines constructed under, subsidiaries of, and predecessors of B & O Railroad ; Report of the 1896 Reorganization Committee of the B & O Railroad Co. ; book of telegraph codes ; tour books ; guide to Washington, DC ; B & O china ; Balancing the Timber Budget in the Bumper Belt ; Picturesque B & O
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
26 pieces; 8 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Luggage; travel; travel services and traveling accessories (including trunks; briefcases; and other traveling accessories) Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies Search this
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft ; Daimler-Benz, AG ; Daimler Mfg. Co. and Daimler Motor Co. (Long Island City, NY) ; Chrysler Corp.: Marine Div. ; Marine and Industrial Div. ; Industrial Products Div. ; Airtemp Div. ; Amplex Div. ; Amplex Mfg. Co. ; Export Div. ; Fargo Div. ; Automotive Sales Div. Chrysler Boat Corp. ; Chrysler Motors Corp. ; Chrysler Corp. ; Plymouth Motor Corp. (Div. of Chrysler Corp.) ; Chrysler Corp. of Canada, Ltd. - Dodge Div., De Soto Div. ; Amplex Mfg. Co. - Marine Engine Div. (Div. of Chrysler Corp.) ; Mopar ; Dodge Brothers ; Dana Corp., Salisbury Div. (Fort Wayne, IN) ; East Coast Vans, Inc. (distributor?) ; DaimlerChrysler AG ; Chrysler Canada Ltd. ; DaimlerChrysler Corp. ; See also American - La France, Freightliner ; Global Electric Motorcars Search this
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Five envelopes OVERSIZE. Mercedes-Benz cars and motors (German language materials) ; trucks ; marine motors ; buses ; racing and touring cars ; automobiles ; operating cost per mile for O309D buses . "Forward" magazine of the Daimler-Chrysler museum includes family tree and chronology. Marine motors, launches, yachts, and automobiles. Boats ; automobiles - Dodge, LeBaron, Cordoba, New Yorker, Fifth Avenue, Grand Wagoneer, E Class, Mopar, Imperial ; engines ; "Oilite" powdered metal products ; air conditioners ; Airtemp room air conditioners ; air cooled condensers ; gravity coal-fired furnaces ; boilers ; refrigeration equipment ; "Peacetime Enterprise put to War Work" ; railroad freight trucks ; etc. Dodge: Shadow, Diplomat, Lancer, Charger, 600, 400, Daytona, Ramcharger, Mirada, Dakota, Aspen, Omni, Aries, St. Regis. Vans, wagons, trucks, pickups. Plymouth: Voyager, Arrow, Trailduster, Fury, Reliant, Champ, Sapporo, Gran Fury, Horizon, Turismo/Scamp, Volare, Horizon America, Caravelle, Gran Fury Salon, Sundance, Plymouth Six. Plymouth Comparative handbook of automobiles. Fargo trucks. Chrysler minivans ; "Chrysler Group Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Minivan" 3-dimensional catalog in shape of minivan with accompanying small disc labeled "20th Anniversary of the Minivan Press Release & Photography" - UNIQUE.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Color swatches for interior and exterior finishes for automobiles .