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[Trade catalogs from Emerson-Brantingham Co.]

Variant company name:
Est. 1852  Search this
Company Name:
Emerson-Brantingham Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Emerson Mfg. Co. ; Emerson-Brantingham Implement Co. Inc. ; J.I. Case Co. ; Reeves Works (Columbus, IN)(distributor) ; Gas Traction Co. ;  Search this
Notes content:
One folder OVERSIZE ; "Reeves" line of power farming machinery ; "Geiser Peerless machinery" - engines, threshers, clover hullers, saw mills, grain drills ; balers and road rollers ; "Emerson" plows ; "E-B" walking corn and cotton planters ; "foot-lift" farm machinery ; farm tractors ; plows ; photographs from the 1800's and 1900's included.
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
46 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Woodworking machinery and wood crafts  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Motors  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Timber  Search this
Wood-carving  Search this
Woodworking industries  Search this
Woodworking machinery  Search this
Woodworking tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15688
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_15688

[Trade catalogs from Koppers Co.]

Company Name:
Koppers Co.  Search this
Related companies:
H. Koppers Co. ; Heinrich Koppers, GmbH ; Koppers Construction Co. ; Koppers Products Co. ; American Hammered Piston Ring Co. ; Bartlett Hayward Co. ; Beta Corp. ; Western Gas Construction Co. ; Wood Preserving Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
two containers OVERSIZE ; piston rings (compression rings, oil rings, inner rings, ventilated rings, steam valve rings, hydraulic rings); roofing (built-up roofs, system roofs, water retaining roofs, water-cooled roofs, roof shield systems); protective coatings (hydroshields, waterproofing, damp-proofing, pavement sealers, bituminous coatings); couplers. Chemicals and dyestuffs ; engineering and construction ; gas and coke products ; metal products ; plastics ; tar products ; wood preservation. Building and construction products: expandable polystyrene ; refrigeration panel systems ; lighting fixtures ; waterproofing adhesives ; pavement sealer ; creosote wood protector ; pressure treated wood ; kofural impregnated wood ; tar products. By-product coke and gas oven plants ; benzol recovery plants ; motor fuel recovery plants ; tar distilling plants ; ammonia recovery apparatus. Ultra-high-pressure blast furnace. Road building materials ; wood preserving oils ; tars ; industrial pitch ; roofing and waterproofing materials ; biuminous paints and coatings ; tar acids and tar acid oils ; cove oven light oil distillates ; agricultural chemical products. Piston rings ; valves ; couplings ; waterless gas holders ; radiators ; coal fired boilers...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
107 pieces; 10 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Plastics and rubber  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Adhesives  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Coal  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Engines  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Fuel  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motors  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Plastics industry and trade  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Rubber industry and trade  Search this
Timber  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_24346
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_24346

[Trade catalogs from J. I. Case Co.]

Company Name:
J. I. Case Co.  Search this
Related companies:
J. I. Case Plow Works Co.; Wallis Tractor Co.; Tenneco; International Harvester. J.I. Case Plow Co. ; Case Corp. ; J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co.,Inc. ;  Search this
Notes content:
Three containers OVERSIZE. Includes Case chronological history, 1819-1941. Early 20th century pieces include large pastoral images, images of Greek goddesses, Native Americans representing naturalism, development, bounty ; unique ;
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
477 pieces; 12 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Racine, Wisconsin, 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
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Engines  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
Garden tools  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10144
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10144

[Trade catalogs from Blaw-Knox Co.]

Company Name:
Blaw-Knox Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Andrews-Bradshaw Co. ; bfGUMP Div. ; B.F. Gump Co. ; Blaw-Knox Div. ; Blaw-Knox Food & Chemical Equipment, Inc. ; Blaw Steel Construction Co. ; Buffalo Foundry & Machine Co. Buflovak Div. ; Chemical Plants Div. ; Foundry & Mill Machinery Div. ; Power Piping Div. ; Buflovak Equipment Div.  Search this
Notes content:
Two pieces OVERSIZE. Steel forms for sidewalk, curb, gutter, road construction. Transmission towers. Portable plants ; mixing plants. Clam shell, single line, dreadnaught buckets. Bins and batchers. Chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food processing equipment. Industrial dryers. Pipe hangers and supports, vibration eliminators. Steel buildings. Buflovak equipment for processing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products. Grain feeders, drives, grinders ; coffee mills ; rotary sifters ; weighers ; mixers and feed screens ; molasses mixers ; cracked corn polisher ; corn sheller ; corn and cob crusher ; barrel packer ; bulk storage for flour and feed ; sack cleaners ; elevating equipment ; bolting cloth ; corrugating and roll grinding ; bag holders ; bag ties and tools ; bag trucks ; platform scales ; scoops ; twine.
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
103 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Drugs; pharmaceuticals and patent medicines  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Packaging materials and shipping  Search this
Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Drugs  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Packaging machinery  Search this
Patent medicines  Search this
Pharmacy  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_7978
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_7978

[Trade catalogs from International Harvester Co.]

Variant company name:
In 1985 Tenneco acquired the major assets of International Harvester's Farm Equipment Division. These included plants in E. Moline, IL (combines, cotton pickers, planters), Hamilton, ON (tillage and seeding), Croix, France (cabs), Neuss, Germany (tractors) and Doncaster, UK (tractors) plus parts distribution facilities worldwide. Also included were most modern machine tools and production assets from the Farmall Works which were transferred to the J.I.Case Racine Transmission and Assembly Plants. Other assets that were sold over time by IH were Cub Cadet to MTD, Construction Equipment Division to Dresser Industries and Solar.(Gas Turbine) Division to Caterpillar. The remaining part of International Harvester is the former Truck Division, which is now, renamed Navistar and which markets commercial trucks under the International brand.  Search this
Company Name:
International Harvester Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Case IH (Racine, WI) ; J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., Inc. (Racine, WI) ; Tenneco Inc. (Huddersfield, United Kingdom) ; American Seeding Machine Co. (Richmond, IN) ; Wm. Deering & Co (Chicago, IL) ; Deering Harvester Co. (Plano, IL) ; Frank G. Hough Co. (Libertyville, IL) ; Kemp Co. ; J. S. Kemp Mfg. Co. (Newark Valley, NY) ; Keystone Co. (Rock Fall, IL) ; McCormick Harvester Co. (Chicago, IL) ; Milwaukee Harvester Co. (Milwaukee, WI) ; D. M. Osborne Co. (Auburn, NY) ; Parlin & Orendorff Co. (Canton, OH) ; Plano Mfg. Co. (Chicago, IL) ; Solar (San Diego, CA) ; Wain-Roy Corp. (Fitchburg, MA) ; Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co. (Springfield, OH) ; Weber Wagon Co. (Chicago, IL) ; Longenecker, Charles I. (Milwaukee) ; Navistar ; Navistar International Harvester Corp. ; Osborne Div. (Indianapolis, IN) ; International Harvester Co. of America ; International Harvester Co. of Gt. Britain Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; International Harvester Co. of Canada, Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE. Organized as follows: construction equipment ; Deering Harvester Co. (1880s-1890s) ; early farm equipment (before 1930) ; farm equipment (after 1930) ; engines ; farm tractors (before 1930) ; farm tractors (after 1930) ; Cub Cadet tractors ; history ; industrial tractors ; publications, e.g., "Harvester World," "International Harvester World," "IH Farm," "IH Farm Forum," "International Trail" ; trucks, motor coaches, and school buses ; "Red Power Round-Up Seventh Collector's Edition Show Book" (2002) ; 'Heavy Tractor MI (IHC TD-18) Power Train, track frame assembly and seats' (U.S. War Dept. ,1943) ; 'Ordnance Maintenance...IHC TD-18 equipment' (U.S. War Dept.,1943) ; Motor Trucks (Federal Contract TPS-47785)
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
1041 pieces; 29 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Appliances (household)  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_16602
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_16602

[Trade catalogs from Westinghouse Air Brake Co.]

Variant company name:
Pittsburgh, PA  Search this
Company Name:
Westinghouse Air Brake Co.  Search this
Related companies:
American Standard ; Bendix-Westinghouse Auto ; National Brake & Electric Co. (Milwaukee, WI) ; Le Tourneau-Westinghouse Co. (Peoria, IL) ; R. G. Le Tourneau (Peoria, IL) ; American Brake Co. (St. Louis, MO) ; Motive Power Industries, Inc. ; Le Roi (Sidney, OH) ; Westinghouse Brake Co., Ltd. (London, United Kingdom ; Hanover, Germany) ; Westinghouse Traction Brake Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; Westinghouse Pacific Coast Brake Co. (Emeryville, CA) ; Union Switch & Signal Co. (Pittsburgh, PA ; Swissvale, PA) ; Westinghouse Automatic Air & Steam Coupler Co. (St. Louis, MO) ; Westinghouse Co., Ltd. (St. Petersburg, Russia) ; Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd. (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) ; Societe Anonyme Westinghouse (Paris, France)  Search this
Notes content:
OVERSIZE ; Railroad equipment ; road building equipment ; air compressors ; railroad switch and signals ; railroad safety equipment ; "The Search for Safety," (1981) ; steam valves...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
415 pieces; 51 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Air-compressors  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_25050
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_25050

[Trade catalogs from Catskill Shale Brick & Paving Co.]

Company Name:
Catskill Shale Brick & Paving Co.  Search this
Notes content:
brick pavements
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Catskill, New York, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Ceramics  Search this
Glass  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45216
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45216

[Trade catalogs from George Tyler & Co.]

Company Name:
George Tyler & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
road machinery ; road machine repairs ; American Champion road machine ; Victor Reversible Road Machine ; road wagons ; plows ; scrapers ; road rollers ; Champion rock crushers ; Columbus railroad dump cart ; contractors' light railroad dump cart
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Carriages; wagons and accessories  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Carriage and wagon making  Search this
Carriages and carts  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45221
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45221

[Trade catalogs from Chain Belt Co.]

Variant company name:
Merged with Baldwin-Duckworth Chain Corp. but retained the Chain Belt Co. name.  Search this
Company Name:
Chain Belt Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Chain Belt Co. - Construction Equipment Division ; Rex Chain and Conveyor Divisions ; Baldwin-Duckworth Chain Division ; Rex Construction Machinery Division ; Stearns Conveyor Co. (Cleveland, OH).  Search this
Notes content:
Concrete by pipeline - "Pumpcrete" ; conveying machinery ; road paving equipment ; saw rigs ; "Rex" water-boy diaphragm plunger and road pumps ; mixers and agitators ; foundry sand handling-conditioning systems and mold conveyors ; traveling water screens ; chains and sprockets ; roller chains ; conveyor sludge collectors ; industrial and municipal waste treatment equipment ; flat spray nozels ; micro-film deaerators ; malleable iron castings ; bucket elevators ; coal and ash handling equipment ; etc.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
199 pieces; 9 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Tools  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10062
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10062

[Trade catalogs from Revolving Scraper Co.]

Company Name:
Revolving Scraper Co.  Search this
Notes content:
unique pieces ; wheelbarrows ; road plows ; surface graders ; automatic revolving scrapers (for removing earth); road levelers ; "Jacobs' Patent Wheel" ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
3 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10704
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10704

[Trade catalogs from F. D. Cummer & Son Co.]

Company Name:
F. D. Cummer & Son Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Heating and ventilating systems. Drying machines for brewers' grains, distillers' slops, garbage, sewage, etc. Asphalt plants.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
6 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12443
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12443

[Trade catalogs from Michael J. Dady & Co.]

Company Name:
Michael J. Dady & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Contract for provision of sewage and paving services to Havana, Cuba.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12625
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12625

[Trade catalogs from Thomas Roberts (Westminster) Ltd.]

Company Name:
Thomas Roberts (Westminster) Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
"Biro-Phalte" ; "Biro-Mortar" ; "Birovia" asphalt toppings ; "Birovia" asphalt macadam ; "Birotar" ; "Birovia" emulsion ; cementing materials ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
London, United Kingdom
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Adhesives  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12960
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12960

[Trade catalogs from Rockport Granite Co.]

Variant company name:
Established 1840  Search this
Company Name:
Rockport Granite Co.  Search this
Notes content:
1885 ; rough and hammered granite for building, cemetery and monumental work ; paving blocks ; nice etchings of quarries and men at work drilling ; unique (?)
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Rockport, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Undertaking supplies  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Funeral homes  Search this
Funeral supplies industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Undertakers and undertaking  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_13438
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_13438

[Trade catalogs from Furst & Bradley Mfg. Co.]

Company Name:
Furst & Bradley Mfg. Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Sulky plow; prairie breaking plows; cultivators and shovel plows; road scrapers; harrows; rakes; etc.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15240
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_15240

[Trade catalogs from Russell & Co. Inc.]

Variant company name:
Established 1842 ; Incorporated 1878  Search this
Company Name:
Russell & Co. Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Russell Engine Co. (Massillon, OH) ; A. H. Averill Machinery Co. (Portland, OR) ; The Clark Implement Co. (Council Bluffs, IA) ; Geo. O. Richardson Machinery Co. (St. Joseph, MO) ; F. P. Harbaugh Co. (St. Paul, MN) ; Massillon Engine & Thresher Co. (Chattanooga, TN) ; Arbuckle-Ryan Co. (Toledo, OH) ; Lindsay Bros. (Milwaukee, WI)  Search this
Notes content:
steam and gas tractors ; threshers ; "The Old Reliable Russell Line" ; steel water tanks ; portable and stationary boilers ; saw mill machinery ; steam road locomotive for hauling, plowing, and road building ; "Russell Roller" ; complete road-building equipment ; "Massillon" steam shovels ; pneumatic stackers ; four valve automatic cut off steam engines ; "The Russell Engine" ; hauling wagons and trailers ; rye, beans, rice, peas and other grains and seeds ; straw stackers and weighers ; unique with striking color illustrations, equipment drawings, and graphics ;
Includes:
Trade catalog and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
26 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Massillon, Ohio, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Timber  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15590
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_15590

[Trade catalogs from John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd.]

Company Name:
John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
Steam ploughing equipment; steam tractors; road rollers; scarifiers; wheeled carts; locomotive works; light railway machinery; narrow gauge locomotives; passenger cars; crawler tractors; hydraulic angle dozer; diesel crawler; diesel engines. Ploughs; cultivators; windlass; grubber/knifer; ditching machine; turning harrow;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
15 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Leeds, United Kingdom
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15784
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_15784

[Trade catalogs from A. W. Sanderson & Co.]

Company Name:
A. W. Sanderson & Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Snell & Co.  Search this
Notes content:
cycle, carriage, police, ship, and railway lamps and lanterns ; bicycle, carpenters', sewing machine, engineer and locomotive oil cans ; bells ; danger lamps ; safety equipment ; unique - nice illustrations ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Sewing machines and equipment  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Bicycles  Search this
Carriages; wagons and accessories  Search this
Police and Prison Equipment and Supplies  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Bells and bell foundries  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Bell founding  Search this
Bells  Search this
Bicycles  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Candles  Search this
Carriage and wagon making  Search this
Carriages and carts  Search this
Correctional institutions  Search this
Cycling  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  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
Sewing machines  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_16659
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_16659

[Trade catalogs from Sawyer-Massey Co., Ltd.]

Variant company name:
Established 1836  Search this
Company Name:
Sawyer-Massey Co., Ltd.  Search this
Notes content:
grain threshers ; road-making machinery
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
15 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Hamilton, Canada
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_17337
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_17337

[Trade catalogs from Harrisburg Foundry and Machine Works]

Company Name:
Harrisburg Foundry and Machine Works  Search this
Related companies:
Harrisburg Car Mfg. Co. (previous name) ; Harrisburg F & M Works  Search this
Notes content:
Self-oiling engines; centrally balanced centrifugal inertia governor; simple engine; tandem compound engine; four-valve simple engine; four-valve tandem compound engine; Corliss simple engine; Corliss tandem compound engine; Corliss four-valve compound engine; Corliss compound engine; heavy duty, single valve engine; heavy duty engine; steam indicator cards; horizontal steam boilers; Weitmeyer patent boiler furnace; steam road rollers; and horizontal tubular boilers. "Ide" engines ; steam engines ; "Fleming Harrisburg" engines ; Harrisburg Ideal self-oiling engine...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
8 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Engines  Search this
Motors  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_19351
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19351

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