Pomona Pump Co. (div.) ; Crocker-Wheeler Electric Mfg. Co. (div.) Search this
Notes content:
Industrial pumps, deep well turbine pumps, mine pumps, mine-dewatering pumps, gasoline fuel pumps, fire pumps, vertical pumps, crushers, autocrane, hydraulic suction dredges, tangential water wheels and water motors, electric hoists, gravel elevators, hydraulic giants, Matteson cars, stationary and marine diesel engines, Hendy Larsson reamer and cutter grinder, gears and power units. "Westco" industrial turbine type pumps ; hydraulic and mining machinery...this comprises the uncataloged portion ; during World War I and World War II, produced engines for marine propulsion ; produced the portable "Tiny Tim" rocket launchers ; "The foundry and machine shops also produced many of the ornate arches and municipal fixtures for San Francisco, such as street lamps, hydrants, and the oriental lamp posts...in Chinatown." cited in "Joshua Hendy Iron Works...A National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark." (Am.Soc. of Mech. Eng, 1978)
Includes:
Trade catalog and photographs
Black and white images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
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
Metalwork products (architectural and ornamental) Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies Search this
