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[Trade catalogs from Emerson-Brantingham Co.]

Catalog Data

Variant company name:
Est. 1852  Search this
Company Name:
Emerson-Brantingham Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Emerson Mfg. Co. ; Emerson-Brantingham Implement Co. Inc. ; J.I. Case Co. ; Reeves Works (Columbus, IN)(distributor) ; Gas Traction Co. ;  Search this
Notes content:
One folder OVERSIZE ; "Reeves" line of power farming machinery ; "Geiser Peerless machinery" - engines, threshers, clover hullers, saw mills, grain drills ; balers and road rollers ; "Emerson" plows ; "E-B" walking corn and cotton planters ; "foot-lift" farm machinery ; farm tractors ; plows ; photographs from the 1800's and 1900's included.
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
46 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Woodworking machinery and wood crafts  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Motors  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Timber  Search this
Wood-carving  Search this
Woodworking industries  Search this
Woodworking machinery  Search this
Woodworking tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15688
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_15688