National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
.50 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Trade catalogs
Place:
Milwaukee (Wis.)
Tucson (Ariz.)
Date:
1911-2000
bulk 1950s
Summary:
Collection documents solar energy, particularly for use in residential homes.
Content Description:
Papers document the activities of Fritz P. Grutzner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and his interest to build a home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida "energized" by the sun. Included is correspondence with various manufacturers of materials and power companies concerning solar energy, copies of articles on solar heating, trade literature, notes and calculations, and mimeographed proceedings of the Conference on Solar Energy held in Tucson, Arizona in 1955.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection assembled by Fritz P. Grutzner; donated to National Museum of History and Technology prior to 1976.
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.
Continental Div. ; Lincoln Motor Co. ; Lincoln Motor Car Div. ; Fordson Div. ; Mercury Div. ; Lincoln-Mercury Div. ; Henry Ford & Son, Inc. ; C.E. Johansson, Inc. ; Dearborn Village ; Ford Tractor Operations (Troy, MI) ; Ford Motor Co. Ltd. (Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom) ; Upholstery Leather Group, Inc. (New York, NY) Search this
Notes content:
twenty five envelopes OVERSIZE ; Organized by divisions and subject categories
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
A. Schrader's Son Inc.; Pneumatic Div., Cuyahoga Falls, OH ; Cylinder Div., Des Plaines, IL ; Schrader Bellows is a div. of Scovill Mfg. Co. ; Search this
Notes content:
two binders OVERSIZE ; pneumatic control valves ; air cylinders ; filters, regulators & lubricators ; drill press feeds ; rotary indexing tables ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
23 pieces; 6 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Akron, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses) Search this
[Trade catalogs from Patterson Foundry & Machine Co.]
Variant company name:
Established 1865. ; Now Canadian owned, today Patterson designs, engineers and manufactures a wide range of process equipment and turnkey systems for the oil, gas and petro-chemicals; resins, coatings and adhesives; agricultural and general chemicals; plastics and rubber; steel; pulp and paper; mining and construction; pharmaceutical and food, and waste water treatment industries. (www.pattersonindustries.com ) Search this
one envelope OVERSIZE ; Large group of catalogues (circa 1920s-1950s) for a company that makes machines for crushing, grinding, pulverizing, reducing & refining plants, for the pottery, porcelain, tile, clay washing, chemical and wax industries. File includes a UNIQUE brochure for the Patterson Dry Blending machine that contains a die-cut illustration as well as other unique die cut brochures and sophisticated color brochures.
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual, samples and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
samples of paint that were made using Patterson's grinding equipment
A division of General Aniline and Film Corp. Search this
Notes content:
"Ozalid" positive printing, dry-developing process ; developing machines ; positive white prints (as opposed to negative blue prints) ; sensitized papers and cloths ; corrector solutions (circa 1950's)
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
Notes content:
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
one item OVERSIZE ; catalog reprints by American Cut Glass Assn. (http://www.cutglass.org/) ; no date - late 1800's or early 1900's? ; unique with nice photo reproductions of period cut glass
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
2 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones Search this
Acetylene gas making equipment - "Oxweld" low pressure generators ; "Oxweld" process of welding and cutting metals in electric railway shops ; welded pipe joints ; oxygen and acetylene regulators ; heavy steel plate and boiler shop work ; "Oxweld Process" in steel foundries and for the repair of steel castings.
EM Separations Technology (div.) ; Merck KGaA (US associate of Merck in Darmstadt, Germany) ; EM Laboratories, Inc. ; EM Diagnostic Systems Search this