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Creator:

Hallett, William E., 1864-1932  Search this

Names:

Alamo Engine Company  Search this

Hall Gas Engine Company Bucyrus, Ohio  Search this

Hayes Wheel Company Albion, Michigan  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Photographs

Clippings

Notebooks

Date:

1900-1925.

Scope and Contents note:

The collection relates to Hallett's career as an engineer and his work with engines. The collection includes correspondence, engineering notebooks, writings, photographs, patent materials, clippings, and publications,.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical/Historical note:

Hallett was an engineer for the Alamo Manufacturing Company, and designed the first Alamo Engine. While employed with the Hall Gas Engine Company he developed a heavy-duty gas engine. His last position was divisional chief engineer for the Hayes Wheel Company in Albion Michigan.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Engines  Search this

Engineers  Search this

Patents  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 1900-1950

Photographs -- 1900-1950

Clippings -- 1900-1950

Notebooks -- 1900-1950

Citation:

William E. Hallett Papers, 1900-1925, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1112

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8916805a7-2197-4b7a-9be6-ecc394cd9c95

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1112

Creator:

Allis-Chalmers  Search this

S. Morgan Smith Company  Search this

Names:

Atlanta Water and Electric Power Company  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

23 Cubic feet (105 boxes; 4 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Advertisements

Catalogs

Photographs

Trade literature

Place:

Atlanta (Ga.)

York (Pa.)

Date:

1890-1914.

Summary:

This collection documents the products and facilities of the S. Morgan Smith Company through photographs and trade literature.

Scope and Contents:

Archival materials, including photographs, advertising art, catalogs and other trade literature, documenting the equipment, facilities, personnel and products of the S. Morgan Smith Company, engineers and contractors. The subjects of the photographs include engines, fire pumps, generators, paper making machinery, turbines, the construction of a dam and hydroelectric station by the Atlanta Water and Electric Power Company, and the Mathis Dam near Atlanta.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series

Series 1: Company Records, 1877-1961

Series 2: Catalog Art, undated

Series 3: Glass Plate Negatives,

Biographical / Historical:

The S. Morgan Smith Company was an engineering company located in York, Pennsylvania. It was founded by S. Morgan Smith, who patented one of the first washing machines, in 1877. The company became notable for its high-powered water turbines and other hydraulic machinery. The S. Morgan Smith Company later became Allis-Chalmers.

Provenance:

Donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) in 1968 by the Allis-Chalmers Company.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Dams  Search this

Engines  Search this

Fire pumps  Search this

Generators and generating stations  Search this

Hydraulic engineering  Search this

Hydroelectric power plants  Search this

Power plants  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Water-power  Search this

Genre/Form:

Advertisements

Catalogs

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 19th-20th century

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1890-1920

Trade literature

Citation:

S. Morgan Smith Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1099

See more items in:

S. Morgan Smith Company Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep834bcaf09-d452-4e04-abdd-10162af29786

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1099

Creator:

Grutzner Diesel Company.  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Negatives

Glass negatives

Photographs

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents note:

Approximately one hundred fifteen glass negatives of diesels.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Diesel engines  Search this

Engines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Glass negatives

Photographs -- Glass -- Silver gelatin -- 20th century

Citation:

Grutzner Diesel Company Negatives, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1097

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep885f09449-4c89-44be-9f24-580d4f00cce1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1097

Company Name:

American Design Components  Search this

Related companies:

ADC ; B. L. B. Inc. ; American Relays, Electronics Div.  Search this

Notes content:

electro-mechanical equipment and components ; pressure transducers ; accelerometers ; thermal switches ; temperature transducers ; motors ; laboratory ovens ; test chambers ; test equipment ; power supplies

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

3 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

New York, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this

Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this

Topic:

"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this

Calculators  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Engines  Search this

Measuring instruments  Search this

Motors  Search this

Weighing instruments  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_45468

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45468

Creator:

Erie City Iron Works.  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Drawings

Articles

Blueprints

Trade catalogs

Photographs

Proposals

Price lists

Date:

1869-1960

bulk 1875-1912

Summary:

The collection documents a company founded in the 1840s in Erie, Pennsylvania as Presque Isle Foundry. It changed its name to Erie City Iron Works in 1851. Erie City iron Works made engines (stationary, portable and agricultural), boilers, and circular saw mills. The documents include products through catalogs, trade literature, photographs, blueprints and drawings.

Scope and Contents:

The collection documents the Erie City Iron Works of Erie, Pennsylvania. It includes trade literature, catalogs, price lists and advertisements; drawings and blueprints; photographs of engines and boilers; and articles.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1, Catalogs/Pricelists, 1869-1953, undated

Series 2, Drawings 1884-1889; 1941-1953, undated

Series 3, Photographs, undated

Series 4, Miscellaneous, 1912, 1919, 1960

Biographical / Historical:

The Erie City Iron Works was founded in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1840 as Presque Isle Foundry. It changed its name to Erie City Iron Works in 1851. Over its history, it experienced several name changes: Zurn Industries' Energy Division, Aalborg Industries, and Erie Power Technologies, Inc. Today, the parent company, CMI Belgium, is a global supplier of steam-generating products and services to the power industry and general industrial steam market.

Provenance:

Source of acquisition unknown. Collected by the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, now known as the Division of Work and Industry.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Boilers  Search this

Engines  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Drawings

Articles

Blueprints

Trade catalogs

Photographs -- 20th century

Photographs -- 19th century

Proposals

Price lists

Citation:

Erie City Iron Works Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1050

See more items in:

Erie City Iron Works Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86741dbac-99bb-4186-be28-246844d82037

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1050

Creator:

Franklin Machine Company Providence, Rhode Island  Search this

Corliss, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1888  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Albums

Scrapbooks

Date:

1930.

Summary:

Collection consists of an album illustrating the history of the Corliss Steam Engine.

Scope and Contents note:

Album (a carefully prepared, handmade book) illustrating the history of the Corliss Steam Engine. The book includes clipped-out illustrations of the factory, of steam engines and parts, accompanied by captions.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical/Historical note:

George Corliss received US Patent 6,162 for his valve gear on March 10, 1849, a more efficient type of steam engine which ran more efficiently on less fuel. The patent covered the use of a wrist-plate to convey the valve motion from a single eccentric to the four valves of the engine, as well as the use of trip valves with variable cutoff under governor control that were associated with Corliss Engines.

Provenance:

Collection donated by the Franklin Machine Company.

Donated by the Franklin Machine Company, 1930.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Steam-engines  Search this

Engines  Search this

Factories  Search this

Genre/Form:

Albums -- 1920-1930

Scrapbooks -- 20th century

Citation:

Evolution of the Corliss Steam Engine Scrapbook, 1930, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1016

See more items in:

Evolution of the Corliss Steam Engine Album

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89efd3e7c-62f8-4251-8f96-743985a9c0fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1016

Creator:

Foundation Company (The).  Search this

Names:

Chase Manhattan Bank  Search this

Ohio Edison Company.  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Extent:

9 Cubic feet (19 boxes, 28 map-folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Photograph albums

Blueprints

Sketches

Reports

Contracts

Drawings

Date:

1887-1969

Scope and Contents note:

These records include sketches, drawings, blueprints, contracts, and reports relating to highway and railroad bridges, tunnels, subways, mine shafts, canals and waterways, dams, concrete buildings, concrete construction, derricks and derrick barges, cranes, caissons and caisson construction, air locks, pumps, jacks, engines, and turbines; also photographs, photograph albums, and newspaper clippings concerning projects for office building and power plant foundations, docks, dry docks, and piers, and work for the Ohio Edison Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, and the Boston Common Underground Garage.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Photographs, 1918-1969

Series 2: Drawings, 1887-1956

Series 3: Printed Materials, 1906-1960

Biographical/Historical note:

The Foundation Company was a New York subaqueous concrete construction firm founded in 1902. It was created to pool the knowledge of engineers who specialized in the construction of bridge piers and building foundations. The compnay was a leader in the development of the pneumatic caisson method for the construction of foundations. This method made possible the skyscrapers of New York City. Additonally, the company also worked on power houses/stations, shipyards, and docks.

Provenance:

Donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) in 1966.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Pumping machinery  Search this

Mine shafts  Search this

Lifting-jacks  Search this

Hydraulic engineering  Search this

Air locks (Chambers)  Search this

Subways  Search this

Roads -- Design and construction  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Railroad bridges  Search this

Concrete construction  Search this

Dams  Search this

Derricks  Search this

Bridges -- Design and construction  Search this

Caissons  Search this

Canals  Search this

Concrete  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Underwater tunnels  Search this

Waterways  Search this

Engineers  Search this

Engines  Search this

Tunnels  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Photograph albums -- 20th century

Blueprints

Sketches

Reports

Contracts

Drawings

Citation:

The Foundation Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0974

See more items in:

The Foundation Company Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep802d7a43d-8b93-4f6b-89ac-b933b13cfd13

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0974

Creator:

Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.  Search this

Leavitt, Erasmus D., 1836-1916  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

20.4 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 82 folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Account books

Blueprints

Diaries

Drawings

Letterpress books

Notebooks

Scrapbooks

Place:

Upper Peninsula (Mich.)

Date:

1861-1955

Summary:

Papers document prominent nineteenth-century steam engineer Erasmus D. Leavitt.

Scope and Contents note:

The Leavitt Papers include a Civil War diary, personal account books, photographs, drawings, and engineering materials relating to steam engines.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Engineering Materials, 1861-1955

Series 2: Photographs, 1890s, undated

Series 3: Engineering Drawings, 1874-1906

Historical:

The Calumet and Hecla Company, which was formed in about 1866, was one of the largest mining operations in the Lake Superior region of Upper Michigan. Over 3 billion pounds of copper were removed from its extensive mines by the time operations ceased in 1939. To facilitate the work in both the mines and smelting plants, the company installed some the largest steam engines ever built. The aggregate amounted to over 55,000 horsepower.

Noted 19th century steam engineer Erasmus Darwin Leavitt was hired to design the series of huge multi-cylinder engines. Each had sufficient power to support several operations at one time. While an engine drove one of the hoists, it might also power pumping, conveying, and air compressing machinery. At the peak of operations there were at least 50 steam engines of all sizes providing power to Calumet and Hecla. Falling copper prices during the 1920s and the economic depression of the 1930s ultimately forced the mines to close. The engines were of no further use and their countless tons of cast iron and steel ended up in the scrap drives of World War II.

Biographical:

Erasmus Darwin Leavitt was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1836 and died in 1916 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was educated in the Lowell public schools, entered the machine shop of the Lowell Manufacturing Company in 1852, and served three years as an apprentice. He spent one year with Corliss and Nightingale and was later assistant foreman of the City Point works in South Boston, where he was in charge of building the engines for the flagship "Hartford." From 1859 to 1861 he was chief draftsman for Thurston, Gardiner & Co., of Providence, Rhode Island, leaving to enter the United States Navy in the summer of 1861.

Leavitt served during the Civil War and he was detailed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis as instructor in steam engineering. Resigning in 1867, he resumed the practice of mechanical engineering, making a specialty of pumping and mining machinery. He was consulting engineer of the Calumet and Hecla Mining compan from 1874 to 1904 during which time he designed the equipment. He was also consulting engineer for Henry R. Worthington, the Dickson Manufacturing Company, City of Boston and City of Cambridge, and designed the pumping engine for the City of Louisville, Kentucky. He was advisory engineer and designed machinery for the Bethlehem Steel Company and for South African mining companies. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and formerly its president; the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining Engineers, Boston Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Naval Engineers, an honorary member of the British Society for the Advancement of Science, life member of Franklin Institute, and member of Institution of Civil Engineers and of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers of Great Britain. He was also a fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

In 1884 Mr. Leavitt received the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology of New Jersey. Leavitt retired from active practice in 1904. He married Annie Elisabeth Pettit in 1867, and had three daughters, Mary, Margaret and Annie.

Source

Cambridge Chronicle, March 18, 1916

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections

Calumet and Hecla Mining Company Collection

Provenance:

Collection materials donated by Calumet and Hecla, Inc. in 1960 and by Thomas E. P. Rice, 1977.

The collection came to the Smithsonian in 1960 from Calumet & Hecla, Inc. In the course of a reorganization in 1952 mining had been dropped from the company name as the emphasis was on chemicals, foundry work, and forest products. Its remaining mining activites in other areas of Michigan were phased out during the 1960s and in 1968 Calumet & Hecla merged with Universal Oil Products, Inc. Late in 1970 Universal Oil Products scrapped what was left of the Calumet & Hecla physical plant and its remaining assests were auctioned off.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Engines  Search this

Hoisting and conveying  Search this

Mineral industries  Search this

Mining  Search this

Pumping  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Waterworks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Account books

Blueprints

Diaries

Drawings

Letterpress books

Notebooks

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Erasmus D. Leavitt Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0966

See more items in:

Erasmus D. Leavitt Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c5e7ffde-5f5f-415c-ae48-45a3c941509b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0966

Creator:

Cooper-Bessemer Corporation (Mt. Vernon, Ohio)  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Extent:

27 Cubic feet (68 boxes, 1 map-folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Advertising

Airbrushing

Cashbooks

Correspondence

Catalogs

Drawings

Financial records

Letterpress copybooks

Photographs

Price lists

Newsletters

Trade literature

Date:

1870-1961

Summary:

These records document the activities of the Cooper-Bessemer Corporation of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and Grove City, Pennsylvania, manufacturers of steam, gas, and oil engines, compressors, and furnaces.

Scope and Contents note:

These records document the activities of the Cooper-Bessemer Corporation of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, manufacturers of steam, gas, and oil engines; compressors; and furnaces through correspondence, financial materials, trade literature and photographs.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eleven series.

Series 1: Background Materials, 1895-1944

Series 2: Correspondence, 1866-1961

Series 3: Financial Materials, 1888-1929

Series 4: Newsletters, 1917-1942

Series 5: Product and Sales Materials, 1870-1961

Series 6: Advertising Materials, 1921-1945

Series 7: Printed Materials, 1902-1953

Series 8: Photographs, 1881-1930s

Series 9: Air Brushed Photographs/Renderings, 1909-1930s, undated

Series 10: Glass Plate Negatives, 1906-1913, undated

Series 11: Drawings, 1906-1944

Biographical / Historical:

C. & G. Cooper Company was founded by Charles (1811-1891) and Elias Cooper (1814-1848) in 1833 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Situated in Central Ohio, abundant supplies of coal, iron and natural gas were available to the Cooper brothers as well as proximity to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines. Previously, the brothers opened a coal mine in 1832 and then a foundry for casting metals. Their principal products were plows, carding machines, and special power machinery. In 1848, Elias Cooper died and Charles Cooper sold an interest in the Company to T.L. Clark and the firm changed its name from to C. & E. Cooper to Cooper & Clark. In 1852, John Cooper (1824-1916), the younger brother of Charles and Elias, joined the company and became known as Coopers & Clark. T.L. Clark retired in 1853 and the company became C. & J. Cooper.

In 1852, the company built its first blowing engine and with the growth of the railroad system and a demand for railroad equipment, the company responded with manufacturing steam locomotives. In 1865, F.L. Fairchild (d. 1912) joined the company as a partner and the firm became known as C.& J. Cooper & Company. J.C. Debes, a mechanical engineer formerly of the George H. Corliss Works, began working for the company in 1865 designing Corliss engines that came to market in 1869. Corliss engines would become a principal product of the company by 1886. Colonel George Rogers (son-in-law of Elias Cooper) joined the company when John Cooper retired and the name once gain changed to C. & G. Cooper & Company. By 1881, Desault B. Kirk (son-in-law of Charles Cooper) and son, C.F. Cooper (d. 1894) along with E.H. Fairchild and B.F. Williams became active partners in the company. In 1929, Cooper merged with Bessemer Gas Engine Co. of Grove City, Pennsylvania, to form Cooper-Bessemer Corporation. Cooper Machinery Services is the current equipment manufacturer for Cooper-Bessemer engines.

During World War One and World War Two, the company made munitions—steel shells, special purpose lathes, surface grinders and multiple-head cutting off machines—to aid the Allies. Its work contributed to faster and more efficient production for the war effort and earned it the Maritime "M" and Army/Navy "E" Awards. Over the years, the company's products included: simple and compound Corliss engines, gas and diesel engines, rolling mill engines, marine engines, compressors, and power units for ice and refrigeration, cotton-ginning and oil-milling.

Sources

Cooper Machinery Services (last accessed on April 12, 2022 https://www.cooperservices.com/our-company/heritage/cooper-origins/the-history-of-cooper-bessemer/)

C. & G. Cooper Company, Seventy-Five Years of Engine Building, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 1900.

100 Years of Power, Cooper-Bessemer, 1833-1933, 1933.

Related Materials:

Materials at the National Museum of American History

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Trade Literature Collection

Includes Cooper-Bessemer Corporation, Chapman Engineering Company, and Hope Engineering and Supply Company.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by the Cooper-Bessemer Corporation, through Robert S. Warren, Manager of Advertising and Public Relations, in 1965 and 1969.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Air-compressors  Search this

Engines  Search this

Diesel motor  Search this

Furnaces  Search this

Marine engines  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Genre/Form:

Advertising

Airbrushing

Cashbooks

Correspondence -- 1900-1950

Catalogs -- 20th century

Drawings -- 19th century

Drawings -- 20th century

Financial records

Letterpress copybooks

Photographs -- 1850-1900

Price lists

Newsletters

Photographs -- 1900-1950

Trade literature -- 20th century

Citation:

Archives Center, Cooper-Bessemer Corporation Records, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0961

See more items in:

Cooper-Bessemer Corporation Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88284a8f0-2012-488a-ba71-bd3925941302

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0961

Company Name:

General Motors Corp. (GMC)  Search this

Related companies:

AC Electronics, Milwaukee, WI ; AC Spark Plug, Flint, MI ; Adam Opel AG, Germany ; Allison Engineering Co., Indianapolis, IN ; Buick Motor Co., Flint, MI ; Buick Motor Div., Flint, MI ; Cadillac Motor Car Co., Detroit, MI ; Cadillac Motor Div., Detroit, MI ; Central Foundry Div., Saginaw, MI ; Chevrolet Motor Div., Detroit, MI ; Chevrolet Motor Co., Detroit, MI ; Cleveland Diesel Div., Cleveland, OH ; Cleveland Diesel Engine Div., Cleveland, OH ; Dayton Engineering Lab Co. (DELCO), Dayton, OH ; Delco Hyatt ; Delco-Light Co., Dayton, OH ; Delco Appliance Div., Rochester, NY ; Delco Marine, Dayton, OH ; Delco Products, Dayton, OH ; Delco Radio, Kokomo, IN ; Delco-Remy, Anderson, IN ; Detroit Diesel, Detroit, MI ; Diesel Equipment, Grand Rapids, MI ; Domestic Engineering Co., Dayton, OH ; Eastern Aircraft Div., Bloomfield, NJ ; Electro-Motive Div., La Grange, IL ; Euclid Road Machine Co., Hudson, OH ; Euclid Crane & Hoist Co. ; Fabricast Div., Bedford, IN ; Fisher Body Co., Warren, MI ; Frigidaire, Dayton, OH ; General Motors Sales Corp., Rochester, NY ; General Motors Truck Co., Pontiac, MI ; Guardian Refrigerator Co., Detroit, MI ; GM Acceptance Corp., New York, NY ; GMC Truck-Coach, Pontiac, MI ; Guide Lamp Div., Anderson, IN ; Harrison Radiator Co., Lockport, NY ; Hummer ; Hyatt Roller Bearing Co., Harrison, NJ ; Hydra-Matic, Ypsilanti, MI ; Hyatt Roller Bearing Co., Harrison, NJ ; Inland Mfg. Co., Dayton, OH ; Lovejoy Mfg. Co., Boston, MA ; Moraine Products Div., Dayton, OH ; Motors Holding Div., Detroit, MI ; Motors Insurance Corp., New York, NY ; New Departure Mfg. Co., Bristol, CT ; Oakland Motor Car Co., Detroit, MI ; Olds Motor Car Co., Lansing, MI ; Olds Motor Works, Lansing, MI ; Oldsmobile Motor Div., Lansing, MI ; Packard Electric Co., Warren, MI ; Pontiac Motor Div., Pontiac, MI ; Remy Electric Co., Anderson, IN ; Reliance Engineering Co., Lansing, MI ; Rochester Products Div., Rochester, MI ; Rumely Products Co., Chicago, IL ; Saginaw Steering Gear, Sagniaw, MI ; Saturn Corp. ; Sunnyhome Electric Co. ; Ternstedt Div., Detroit, MI ; United Delco, Detroit, OH ; United Motors Service Div., Detroit, MI ; Terex Div., Hudson, OH ; Winton Engine Co., Cleveland OH ; Yellow Truck & Coach Mfg. ; Vanxhall Motors Ltd., United Kingdom  Search this

Notes content:

Twenty-one envelopes OVERSIZE. Organized by companies and divisions. Some German language materials. Includes 1942 Annual Report to Employees, "War Tugs Tell Their Tales of the Sea", "Three R's of General Motors War Products Training Program", "Delco War Products All Over the World", "Century of Buick" with CD, "Making of a Motor Car," souvenir guide book to Chevrolet-Fisher Mfg. Exhibit, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1933. Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility 2006 Results Brochure.

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

2069 pieces; 146 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date range:

1800s-2000s

Topic (Romaine term):

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this

Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Fairs and exhibitions  Search this

Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Airships  Search this

Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Balloons  Search this

Boats and boating  Search this

Engines  Search this

Fairs  Search this

Marine machinery  Search this

Military supplies  Search this

Military uniforms  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Motors  Search this

Ships  Search this

Trade shows  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_16107

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_16107

Creator:

Philip Carey Manufacturing Company (Lockland, Ohio).  Search this

Beberdick, Frank H.  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

1.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 8 oversize folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Logs (records)

Articles

Place:

Ohio -- Manufacturing

Date:

1933-1988

Scope and Contents note:

Records of the Borsig Steam Engines installed at the Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, Lockland, Ohio. The papers include engine logs, drawings, an index to the drawings (in German), articles, and black-and-white photographs.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical/Historical note:

The Phillip Carey Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of industrial thermal insulation for pipes and boilers. They installed two Borsig steam engines, imported from Berlin, in their factory in 1930. Borsig had been founded in 1837 by August Borsig, his company built steam engines to support German railroads.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Frank H. Beberdick, 1988.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Steam-engines  Search this

Engines  Search this

Insulation (Heat)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Logs (records)

Articles

Citation:

Borsig Steam Engine Records, 1933-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0956

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Borsig Steam Engine Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep832f43786-ad1f-48f8-bb39-d48ec0f8e053

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0956

Creator:

Aronson, David, 1923-2015  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

3.3 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 1 oversize folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Blueprints

Articles

Correspondence

Diagrams

Pamphlets

Reprints

Date:

1955-1970

Scope and Contents:

This collection documents the correspondence and technical documents related to David Aronson's work as an engineer with the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation.

The correspondence files relate to acceptance or rejection of products and procedures used in the development and production of the company's products, responses to submissions to the company of inventions and products inventors hoped to license or sell to the company, responses to requests for donations and other funding by Worthington, and general company memos and reports.

The technical files represent the research, design and development processes that Aronson was involved in as a mechanical engineer. Topics include heat pumps, steam generation, geothermal power, gas turbine engines, and nuclear power. Types of material include articles, pamphlets, journal reprints, conference papers, schematics, blueprints and diagrams.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into three series.

Series 1: Correspondence of David Aronson, 1955-1970

Series 2: Technical Materials of David Aronson (numerical), circa 1960s-1970s

Series 3: Technical Files of David Aronson (alphabetical), circa 1960s-1970s

Biographical / Historical:

David Aronson earned a degree in chemical engineering from Cooper Union and the Polytechnic Institute in New York. He joined the Engineering Department of the Worthington Corporation in 1951 as an engineer. While with Worthington, Aronson worked as a manager in development engineering for the Worthington Air Conditioning Company, a division of Worthington Corporation and was instrumental in the advancement of low temperature energy utilization equipment and the development of various energy recovery systems. Aronson served as the chief contact within the Worthington Corporation for individuals and companies interested in engaging in contract work or presenting their invention ideas for development.

Aronson was awarded thirty United States patents which included an oil burner for gas turbine application, large tonnage water chillers for air conditioning, a nuclear powered system using liquid metal coolant, and a heat pump using a fuel-fired engine or turbine. In 1964, Worthington recognized Aronson's achievements with the company's Worldwide Engineering Award.

Provenance:

Donated to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering by David Aronson over the period 1986-1989.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Heat engineering  Search this

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Nuclear energy  Search this

Geothermal resources  Search this

Steam  Search this

Geothermal engineering  Search this

Gas-turbine industry  Search this

Engines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Blueprints

Articles

Correspondence -- 1950-2000

Diagrams

Pamphlets -- 1950-2000

Reprints

Citation:

Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation, Engineering Records, 1955-1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0947

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Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation, Engineering Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87d30d03c-2d79-4332-a315-3dcce5a21c50

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0947

Variant company name:

Narashino, Chiba, Japan  Search this

Company Name:

Tanaka Kogyo Co., Ltd.  Search this

Related companies:

Tanaka Kogyo USA Co., Ltd. (Kent, WA)  Search this

Notes content:

bicycle engines ; "Spitz" bicycle engine

Includes:

Trade catalog

Color images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Chiba, Japan

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Bicycles  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Topic:

Bicycles  Search this

Cycling  Search this

Engines  Search this

Motors  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_45460

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45460

Variant company name:

Sewell, NJ  Search this

Company Name:

General Engines, Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

Comuta-car ; Commuter Vehicles, Inc. ; PedalPower ; General Engines Co.  Search this

Notes content:

electric vehicles ; electric bicycles ; Pedalpower bikes and trikes ; Electroped electric bikes and trikes ; Electroped "Take-Apart" ; "Easy Mount" trikes ; Model 50 ; Model 100 ; Model 150 ; battery powered bicycle motor system

Includes:

Trade catalog

Color images

Physical description:

30 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Sebring, Florida, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Bicycles  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Topic:

Automobiles  Search this

Bicycles  Search this

Cycling  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Engines  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Motors  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_44041

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_44041

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

2.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1915 - 1980s.

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs documenting civil and mechanical engineering activities, equipment, facilities, and projects. Some of the subjects are boilers, engines, turbines, lighthouses, aqueducts, bridges, factories, roads, hydroelectric stations, kilns and mills. Few of the images are identified.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Provenance:

Date and source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Boilers  Search this

Aqueducts  Search this

Civil engineering  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Water-power  Search this

Mills  Search this

Roads  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Engines  Search this

Factories  Search this

Kilns  Search this

Lighthouses  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass

Citation:

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, 1915-1980s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1089

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a9a9dc86-0d69-4062-bfe5-281164bd1003

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1089

Variant company name:

Est. 1852 ; Walkerville, Ontario, Canada ; Detroit, MI ; Cleveland, OH  Search this

Company Name:

Studebaker Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co. ; Studebaker Brothers Mfg. Co. ; Studebaker Corp. of America ; Studebaker-Packard Corp. ; Studebaker Automobile Co. ; Onan Div. (Minneapolis, MN) ; Onan Generators Canada Ltd. (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) ; Clarke Floor Machine Co. (Muskegon, MI); Studebaker-Worthington Co. ; Clarke-Gravely Corp. (Muskegon, MI) ; Studebaker Automotive Sales Corp. ; Rockne Motors Corp. ; Mercedes-Benz Sales, Inc. ; Daimler-Benz AG  Search this

Notes content:

Two envelopes OVERSIZE. Studebaker automobiles : 1953 Studebakers, Studebaker Champion, Studebaker Commander, Studebaker Land Cruiser. Business wagons ; Spring road wagons ; buggies ; carriages ; sprinkling wagon ; farm wagons ; sheep wagons ; sheep camps ; sheep camp bed ; automobiles (Studebaker Golden Hawk, Studebaker Sky Hawk, Studebaker Power Hawk, Studebaker Flight Hawk, Erskine) ; industrial engines ; Clarke floor cleaning machines ; buses ; funeral cars ; ambulances ; service cars ; "Transtar" trucks ; electric commercial vehicles ; delivery wagons ; trucks ; taxicabs ; Studebaker Marshal police cars ; annual reports (1952, 1953) ; Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co. 1892-1893 World's Fair catalogs of wagons, buggies, and carriages ; "Studebaker Farmer's Almanac and Weather Forecast" (1910) ; street sprinklers ; street sweeping machines ; "Studebaker: A Factor in Modern Wars No Less Than in the 'Arts of Peace'" (Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co.)...this comprises the uncataloged portion.

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists, manual and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

231 pieces; 12 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Date range:

1800s-1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Carriages; wagons and accessories  Search this

Cleaning tools and supplies  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Fairs and exhibitions  Search this

Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this

Topic:

Agricultural implements  Search this

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Carriage and wagon making  Search this

Carriages and carts  Search this

Cleaning compounds  Search this

Cleaning machinery and appliances  Search this

Dairying  Search this

Engines  Search this

Fairs  Search this

Farm equipment  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Motors  Search this

Trade shows  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_23643

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_23643

Variant company name:

New York, NY  Search this

Company Name:

Mack Trucks, Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

Fire Engine Div. ; International Motor Truck Corp. ; International Motor Co. ; Signal Companies ; Mack Mfg. Corp. ; Mack Trucks Worldwide Ltd. ; Mack Trucks Mfg. Co. of Canada Ltd. ; Mack-International Motor Truck Corp. ; Brockway Motor Co., Inc.  Search this

Notes content:

Heavy duty trucks ; dump trucks ; construction trucks ; "Mack" diesel engine ; "Mack" fire trucks ; fire engines ; "Mariner" diesel marine engine ; trucks for mines and quarries ; "The Mack Bulldog" company publication ; buses ; "Mack" railcars and locomotives ; "Mack-Lanova" diesel bus engines ; school buses ; transit buses ; bus chassis and body ; school bus chassis ; rubber "Shock Insulator" spring shackle ; synchro-mesh right-angle drive bus transmission ; automatic clutch with synchro mesh transmission ; mono-shift transmission ; power divider ; tractor trailers ; other equipment ; Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology for "MP" Engine Series

Includes:

Trade catalog, manual, samples and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Types of samples:

Rubber

Physical description:

235 pieces; 6 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Date range:

1900s-2000s

Topic (Romaine term):

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this

Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Firefighting and fire engines  Search this

Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this

Topic:

Automobiles  Search this

Boats and boating  Search this

Construction equipment  Search this

Earthmoving machinery  Search this

Engines  Search this

Fire fighting equipment industry  Search this

Marine machinery  Search this

Mining machinery industry  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Motors  Search this

Ships  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_29114

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_29114

Depicted:

Franklin, Benjamin  Search this

Artist attribution:

Etter, David Rent  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

oil paint (image material)

Measurements:

overall: 25 in x 13 3/4 in; 63.5 cm x 34.925 cm

Object Name:

painting, engine panel

Date made:

ca 1830

Related Publication:

McCosker, M.J.. The Historical Collection of the Insurance Company of North America

Credit Line:

Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection

ID Number:

2005.0233.0018

Accession number:

2005.0233

Catalog number:

2005.0233.0018

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Home and Community Life: Fire Fighting and Law Enforcement

Engine Panel Paintings

Cultures & Communities

Work

Firefighting Collection

Giving in America

Art

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-9137-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1305966

Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

3.01 Cubic feet (consisting of 6.5 boxes, 2 folders, 2 oversized folders.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Trade cards

Business records

Commercial catalogs

Reports

Business ephemera

Catalogs

Periodicals

Legal documents

Manufacturers' catalogs

Invoices

Advertising mail

Printed ephemera

Ephemera

Publications

Sales records

Trade catalogs

Sales letters

Manuals

Business letters

Letterheads

Advertising

Advertising cards

Receipts

Advertisements

Print advertising

Commercial correspondence

Patents

Advertising fliers

Printed materials

Printed material

Sales catalogs

Illustrations

Catalogues

Business cards

Correspondence

Date:

1829-1957

Summary:

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Engines forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents:

Covers all manner of engines including: boilers, gasoline, steam, water motors, automatic shut off, self-oiling, portable, vertical, mining, marine, diesel, crude oil, stationary, generators, compound, pumping, silent, alcohol, turbine, kerosene, hydrolic, caloric pumping, sectional, gasolene, iron man, single cylinder, slide valve, apparatus, cut-off, wind, horse, air cooled, valueless, two cycle, and the Corliss engine. Some of the following include engines used in portable sawing outfits, powered mills for grinding grain, feed cookers, boilers, injectors, and generators.

Materials represent a sampling of catalogues, correspondence, invoices, receipts, advertising and marketing material, bulletins, advertising cards, caricatures, seals, product specifications, booklets, price lists, company histories, order forms, prospectus, a few photographs, contracts, a legal opinion on a patent dispute (Novelty Iron Works, 1856), an operations guide 80-foot Elco Submarine Chacer Instructions, Care and Operations of Machinery Plant (Standard Motor Construction Company, 1917), patents and patent circulars, and a promotional diary. Many items are illustrated with print drawings and schematics of engines and associated equipment, plus some images of manufacturing facilities. No extensive runs or complete records exist for any single company or brand, and no particular depth is present for any singular subtopic, although some publications may provide general and historical overviews of a person, company, or a facet of industry.

Arrangement:

Engines is arranged in three subseries.

Business Records and Marketing Material

Genre

Subject

Forms Part Of:

Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material

Provenance:

Engines is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Diesel engines  Search this

Engines  Search this

advertising -- Business ephemera  Search this

advertising -- Brand name products  Search this

Steam engineering  Search this

Marine engines  Search this

Rotary steam engines  Search this

Sales promotion  Search this

Corliss steam-engine  Search this

Advertising, Direct-mail  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Diesel motor  Search this

Genre/Form:

Trade cards

Business records -- 20th century

Commercial catalogs

Reports

Business ephemera

Catalogs

Periodicals

Legal documents

Manufacturers' catalogs

Invoices

Advertising mail

Printed ephemera

Ephemera

Publications

Sales records

Trade catalogs

Sales letters

Manuals

Publications -- Business

Business letters

Letterheads

Advertising

Advertising cards

Receipts

Advertisements

Print advertising

Commercial correspondence

Patents

Advertising fliers

Printed materials

Printed material

Sales catalogs

Illustrations

Business records

Catalogues

Business cards

Business records -- 19th century

Correspondence

Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Engines, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Engines

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Engines

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep860336834-ce45-44c8-9472-11151d04605f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-engines

Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

1.49 Cubic feet (consisting of 3 boxes, 1 folder, 5 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, plus digital images of some collection material. )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Ephemera

Business ephemera

Date:

1886-1964

undated

Summary:

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Fires and Firefighting forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents:

This material consists primarily of scattered correspondence on letterhead stationery, trade catalogues, advertising cards, bills/receipts, badges, business cards, photographs, lithographs, caricatures, invitations, announcements, patents, articles, reports, pamphlets, periodicals, programs, and printed advertisements from manufacturers and distributors of equipment and supplies for firemen including fire extinguishers, ladders, exhaust fans, caps, hoses and fire engines. There is also material from insurance companies for firemen, firemens' associations and activities such as firemens' balls, parades and picnics. There is very little information on supplies for the public or domestic use. Most of the material is directed to the firefighting profession. There are a number of images of major fires. Products are fireproof metal ceiling, walls steel shelving, steel cabinets, steel lockers and Kalamein doors.

Materials in box one and the beginning of box two are organized by name of company. The remaining folders in box two and box three are arranged by type including general images, patents and related publications.

Materials in the Archives Center:

Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)

Forms Part Of:

Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material

Provenance:

Fires and Firefighting is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Fires  Search this

Firefighters  Search this

Ladders  Search this

Engines  Search this

Fans  Search this

Doors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ephemera

Business ephemera

Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Fires and Firefighting, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Fires

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Fires and Firefighting

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c02d745d-dc3b-49ef-b841-05f09997cd81

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-fires