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[Trade catalogs from Harnischfeger Corp.]

Catalog Data

Variant company name:
Est. 1884  Search this
Company Name:
Harnischfeger Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
Successor to Pawling & Harnischfeger Co. ; Diesel Engine Div. (Port Washington, WI)  Search this
Notes content:
Electric hoists, lumber hoists, cranes, derricks, brewing equipment, excavating equipment, logging equipment, sugarcane harvesting equipment, arc welding equipment, engines, diesel engines, ice manufacture, prefabricated houses, trenching equipment, soil stabilization equipment and road building equipment. Excavating equipment - shovels, draglines, clamshell cranes, skimmer scoops, trench hoes ; "Zip-Lift" hoists ; "Travel-Lift" cranes ; truck cranes ; arc welding equipment ; "P&H" backfillers ; diesel engines...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and photographs
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
79 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Engines  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motors  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_19156
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19156