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[Trade catalogs from Hazard Wire Rope Co.]

Catalog Data

Variant company name:
Established 1846  Search this
Company Name:
Hazard Wire Rope Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Hazard Mfg. Co. (previous name). See also American Chain & Cable ; Okonite Co. (which includes Hazard Insulated Wire Works located in Wilkes Barre, PA)  Search this
Notes content:
Wire rope ; "Hazard Korodless" marine ropes ; "Penn New Code" wires and cables ; underground and aerial cable for fire alarm, police, telegraph, and traffic signal service ; "Keystone" railroad signal wire ; preformed spring-lay rope.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
19 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Police and Prison Equipment and Supplies  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Locks and safes (including alarm and security systems)  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Telephone; telegraph and telecommunications equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Boats and boating  Search this
Correctional institutions  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Locks and keys  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Police -- Equipment and supplies  Search this
Prison industries  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Safes  Search this
Security systems  Search this
Ships  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Telecommunication systems  Search this
Telephone  Search this
Telephone supplies industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_20262
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_20262