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[Trade catalogs from Pandolfo Mfg. Co.]

Catalog Data

Company Name:
Pandolfo Mfg. Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Simmons Mfg. Co. , Pan Motor Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Four-sided brochure for the Simmons Wheel, an after-market part for Ford automobiles which was supposedly manufactured by Pandolfo (a company known principally for pulling off one of the largest stock frauds in early automobile history. (See, http://www.scripophily.net/panmocode19.html , http://www.pantowners.org/Author%20John%20Dominik.html , http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200207/04_horwichj_pancar-m/ and http://www.ftc.gov/os/annualreports/ar1919.pdf). Simmons itself was located in Cleveland, OH and was unconnected with the Pandolfo fraud charges.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
2 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_28342
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_28342