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[Trade catalogs from Federal-Mogul Corp.]

Catalog Data

Variant company name:
Detroit, MI  Search this
Company Name:
Federal-Mogul Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
Federal-Mogul Service ; Federal-Mogul-Bower Bearings, Inc. (Detroit, MI) ; Wagner ; Lighting ; National Motor Bearing Co. ; Mogul Metal Co. ; Federal Bearing and Bushing Co. ; National Seal Div. ; BCA  Search this
Notes content:
Oil seals ; tapered roller bearing ; straight roller bearings ; journal roller bearings ; o-rings ; automotive head lamps. Agricultural applications for bearings, oil seals. Carbide burs and rotary tools: burs and grinder sets ; radius and edge cutters ; carbide grinding wheels ; internal grinding tools ; countersinks ; fibre glass routers ; fiberglass routers ; motorboat propellers. A complete history of the company can be found at: http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/content/front/0,2194,2336_4335,00.html ; 1975 Oil seal master catalog for buses, trucks, trailers, off the road equipment, farm equipment, industrial equipment ; 1967 and 1969 catalogs for "BCA" brand ball bearings ; 1971, 1972, and 1974 national oil seals specifications manual ; Trouble Shooting manual: "Reasons for Premature Bearing and Oil Seal Failure"...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
64 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Southfield, Michigan, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
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
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_14651
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_14651