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[Trade catalogs from Portable Elevator Mfg. Co.]

Catalog Data

Variant company name:
Established 1899  Search this
Company Name:
Portable Elevator Mfg. Co.  Search this
Notes content:
"Little Giant" farm elevators ; "Little Giant" sand and cinder spreaders ; "Little Giant" lime spreaders ; "Koolie" and "Pelco" electric beverage coolers ; coin-operated beverage dispensers ; overhead lifting jacks ; platform truck dump ; engine derrick for carloading and moving ; bucket elevators ; drawing of ear corn and small grain elevator
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
21 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Refrigeration and ice-making equipment  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Retailers equipment and supplies  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Ice -- Manufacture  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Motors  Search this
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Retail trade equipment industry  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_34337
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34337