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[Trade catalogs from Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association International (F.T.D.)]

Variant company name:
Southfield, MI  Search this
Company Name:
Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association International (F.T.D.)  Search this
Related companies:
Florists' Transworld Delivery ; FTD  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE ; "F.T.D. Handy Book," a compilation of cable rates, U.S. maps, Canada maps, foreign maps, city maps and guides, seasonal flower chart ; telegraph and telephone marketer of flowers and specialty gifts ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_16723
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_16723

[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 Public Utilities Advertising Assoc.]

Company Name:
Public Utilities Advertising Assoc.  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE ; Book of public utility advertisements (1928).
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_34449
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34449

[Trade catalogs from Horsfall Furnace Syndicate, Ltd.]

Company Name:
Horsfall Furnace Syndicate, Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE ; Furnaces.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
2 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Leeds, United Kingdom
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_19920
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19920

[Trade catalogs from Independent Oil Co.]

Company Name:
Independent Oil Co.  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE ; Oil burner
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Rosslyn, Virginia, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_21210
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_21210

[Trade catalogs from Stein & Atkinson Ltd.]

Company Name:
Stein & Atkinson Ltd.  Search this
Related companies:
Stein-Chapman Gas Producers Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
three pieces OVERSIZE ; Metallurgical furnaces ; Chapman floating agitators and gas producers.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
3 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
London, United Kingdom
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Coal  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Fuel  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_24696
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_24696

[Trade catalogs from Oil Well Supply Co.]

Variant company name:
Established 1862 (printed in catalog) ; "Founded nearby in 1878, it was a leading manufacturer of oil well machinery and supplies, serving the oil industry across the globe. By the early 1900s, employment peaked at 2,000. In 1930 it became a subsidiary of U.S. Steel." source: http://www.explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=438 (4/13/07) ; general offices moved to Dallas, TX. - numerous other branches in various cities throughout the history of this company, including Pittsburgh, PA.  Search this
Company Name:
Oil Well Supply Co.  Search this
Related companies:
"Oilwell" ; see also Oil City Boiler Works  Search this
Notes content:
one container OVERSIZE ; Oil-field equipment and supplies ; well-drilling machinery ; pipe line equipment ; steam and water fittings ; "Complete Outfit for Drilling and Pumping and Artesian Well" ; water tube boilers.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
147 pieces; 10 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Oil City, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Gas well drilling  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Oil well drilling  Search this
Tools  Search this
Water well drilling  Search this
Well drillers  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_29356
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_29356

[Trade catalogs from Nichols Engineering & Research Corp.]

Company Name:
Nichols Engineering & Research Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
Pacific Foundry Co.  Search this
Notes content:
One envelope OVERSIZE ; "Nichols" refuse incinerators ; "Herreschoff" furnaces for roasting, calcining, and drying ; equipment for the chemical and process industries ; "VorTrap" classifiers for the removal of grit, sand, scale, sawdust, and gneral dirt from paper-making stock ; spray dryers ; food processing equipment.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
25 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_32137
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32137

[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

[Trade catalogs from Gordon Publications, Inc.]

Company Name:
Gordon Publications, Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
Two envelopes OVERSIZE. "Laboratory Equipment" monthly product-news editorial complemented by informative product advertisements for various medical supply companies: instruments, chemicals, apparatus, and materials ; Issues: May 1973 (vol. 10, no. 1), June 1973 (vol. 10, no. 2), July 1973 (vol. 10, no. 3), August 1973 (vol. 10, no. 4), September 1973 (vol. 10, no. 5), November 1973 (vol. 10, no. 7), December 1973 (vol. 10, no. 8), April 1975 (vol. 11, no. 12), May 1975 (vol. 12, no. 1), July 1975 (vol. 12, no. 3), September 1975 (vol. 12, no. 5), October 1975 (vol. 12, no. 6), and May 1976 (vol. 13, no. 1), November 1986 (vol. 23, no. 7), April 1986 (vol.22, no. 12), July 1986 (Vol. 23, No. 3) ; includes business reply cards of various companies
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
114 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Advertising  Search this
Business  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_36413
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_36413

"Eat Mor Chikin"

Measurements:
overall: 9 7/8 in x 12 in; 25.0825 cm x 30.48 cm
Object Name:
transparency, color
ID Number:
2015.0039.05
Catalog number:
2015.0039.05
Accession number:
2015.0039
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Advertising
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-69d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1807728

Budweiser

Measurements:
folded: 12 in x 10 in; 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm
open: 12 in x 30 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 76.835 cm
Object Name:
transparency, color
Subject:
Beer  Search this
ID Number:
2015.0039.08
Catalog number:
2015.0039.08
Accession number:
2015.0039
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Advertising
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-69dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1807747
Online Media:

Budweiser

Measurements:
folded: 12 in x 10 in; 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm
open: 12 in x 50 3/4 in; 30.48 cm x 128.905 cm
Object Name:
transparency, color
Subject:
Beer  Search this
ID Number:
2015.0039.12
Catalog number:
2015.0039.12
Accession number:
2015.0039
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Advertising
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-6a51-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1807761
Online Media:

Tea Twister/Lemon Twister

Measurements:
folded: 11 7/8 in x 15 7/8 in; 30.1625 cm x 40.3225 cm
open: 11 7/8 in x 31 3/4 in; 30.1625 cm x 80.645 cm
Object Name:
transparency, color
Subject:
Beverages  Search this
ID Number:
2015.0039.16
Catalog number:
2015.0039.16
Accession number:
2015.0039
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Advertising
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-b1ca-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1807820
Online Media:

Ski-Doo Formula Z

Measurements:
folded: 12 in x 16 in; 30.48 cm x 40.64 cm
open: 12 in x 32 1/8 in; 30.48 cm x 81.5975 cm
Object Name:
transparency, color
ID Number:
2015.0039.14
Catalog number:
2015.0039.14
Accession number:
2015.0039
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Advertising
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-b1cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1807821
Online Media:

Nike®

Measurements:
folded: 16 in x 12 in; 40.64 cm x 30.48 cm
open: 16 in x 24 1/8 in; 40.64 cm x 61.2775 cm
Object Name:
transparency, color
photograph
ID Number:
2015.0039.15
Catalog number:
2015.0039.15
Accession number:
2015.0039
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Advertising
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-b1cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1807823
Online Media:

Franklyn Howard Buck

Title:
Frank Buck Had It.
Artist:
Seymour Chwast, born 1931  Search this
Printer:
Push Pin Studios, founded 1954  Search this
Sitter:
Franklyn Howard Buck, 1884 - 1950  Search this
Medium:
Color halftone poster
Dimensions:
Sheet: 88.7 × 63.6 cm (34 15/16 × 25 1/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1965-67
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat\Lion  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Monkey  Search this
Poster  Search this
Commercial\Advertisement  Search this
Franklyn Howard Buck: Male  Search this
Franklyn Howard Buck: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Alan M. Fern
Object number:
S/NPG.83.38
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Seymour Chwast
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm403d81f52-f601-4bcf-9bd5-4b1e645041a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.83.38

All Fat People Can be Cured by Taking Trilene Tablets

Publisher:
Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 24.7 cm x 16.1 cm; 9 23/32 in x 6 11/32 in
Object Name:
advertisement, otc preparation
otc preparation
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Associated Place:
Belgium
Date made:
1901-01
Subject:
Dietary/ Nutritional Supplements & Reducing Aids  Search this
Associated subject:
Obesity  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of William H. Helfand
ID Number:
1992.3127.38
Catalog number:
1992.3127.38
Nonaccession number:
1992.3127
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Advertising
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-b2ba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1756553
Online Media:

Colonel Sanders Weathervane

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 69 3/4 in x 40 1/2 in; 177.165 cm x 102.87 cm
Object Name:
weathervane
Date made:
1960s
Related Publication:
Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
Credit Line:
Gift of Kentucky Fried Chicken
ID Number:
2014.0120.01
Accession number:
2014.0120
Catalog number:
2014.0120.01
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Retail and Marketing
Food
Advertising
American Enterprise
Exhibition:
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-24dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1464272
Online Media:

The Toast of the Nation

Physical Description:
orange (overall color)
red (overall color)
white (overall color)
cardboard (overall material)
blue (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 22 in x 10 1/2 in; 55.88 cm x 26.67 cm
Object Name:
advertisement
Depicted:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol
General subject association:
Beer  Search this
Beer & Spirits  Search this
Politics  Search this
Referenced:
Beverages  Search this
Credit Line:
U.S. Senate Commission of Art
ID Number:
2011.0257.03
Accession number:
2011.0257
Catalog number:
2011.0257.03
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Advertising
Princeton Posters
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-7744-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1415127

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