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Collection Creator:

Brown, Bernis B., 1888-1960  Search this

Container:

Box 11, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1870, 1873, 1956

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Bernis B. Brown Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Bernis B. Brown Collection / Series 8: Trade Literature

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8765d5840-a7f4-4527-9114-9f17eb90d3e3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1047-ref658

Creator:

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

Names:

Ames Iron Works.  Search this

Hendrick Manufacturing Company  Search this

Woodruff and Beach Iron Works.  Search this

Bennett, C.  Search this

Blaisdell, Alfred O.  Search this

Gordon, W. F.  Search this

Reed, James  Search this

Richardson, William J.  Search this

Sheldon, Frank P.  Search this

Snow, J. Parker  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (1 box

)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Technical descriptions

Technical notes

Financial data

Inspections

Lists

Drawings

Shop orders

Notebooks

Date:

1835-1930

Summary:

Collection of personal notebooks of civil engineers.

Scope and Contents note:

Mainly personal notebooks of engineers, although one is a listing of products of a manufacturer of gears and another is a compilation of shop orders for various products of a manufacturer. They generally contain technical descriptions, drawings, specifications, and financial data.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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.

Occupation:

Engineers  Search this

Topic:

Furnaces  Search this

Architecture -- United States  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Boilers  Search this

Mechanical engineering and engineers  Search this

Mills and mill-work  Search this

Kilns  Search this

Engineering: financial accounting  Search this

Engineering notebooks  Search this

Engineering: shop orders  Search this

Piers  Search this

Docks  Search this

Civil engineering  Search this

Engineering  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Railroad car builders  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Genre/Form:

Technical descriptions

Technical notes

Financial data

Inspections

Lists

Drawings

Shop orders

Notebooks

Citation:

Engineering Notebook Collection, 1835-1930, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0225

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b4c9d0f7-246c-410c-a9e6-591c65a470a5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0225

Collection Creator:

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

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1888-1890

Scope and Contents:

Technical notes and data on steam engines and other machinery.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Engineering Notebook Collection, 1835-1930, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Engineering Notebook Collection

Engineering Notebook Collection / Series 1: Engineering Notebooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86fb0933d-4c83-4f2a-bd70-218f2620b803

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0225-ref516

Collector:

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

Names:

Ames Iron Works.  Search this

Collection Creator:

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

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 9.4" x 7.5")

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Notebooks

Date:

December 1889

Scope and Contents:

Diagrams and figures for locomotive boiler parts.

Local Numbers:

AC0225-0000006 (AC Scan No.)

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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:

Engineering  Search this

Locomotive builders  Search this

Engineering notebooks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Notebooks

Collection Citation:

Engineering Notebook Collection, 1835-1930, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Engineering Notebook Collection

Engineering Notebook Collection / Series 1: Engineering Notebooks / Ames Iron Works, Oswego, New York

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88be60a82-c702-48ed-bde6-0e7008e3c3da

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0225-ref524

Variant company name:

Established 1839 ; also in Syracuse (19th Century location) and in NYC  Search this

Company Name:

Pierce Butler & Pierce Mfg. Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Ames Iron Works  Search this

Notes content:

1890 wood toilet seats ; boilers ; 1912, 1910, 1919, 1923 "Pierce Fitters Book" ; economical heating with Pierce boilers and radiators ; packless valves ; 1900 boilers and radiators for steam and water heating ; Pebco boilers ; Ames high speed automatic engines, 1902 ; Ames engines & boilers 1904 ; Ames boiler catalogs circa 1920s

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists and manual

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

21 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Oswego, New York, United States

Date range:

1800s-1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

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

Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this

Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this

Furnaces and boilers  Search this

Furniture and furnishings  Search this

Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  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

Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this

Topic:

Air conditioning  Search this

Boilers  Search this

Coal  Search this

Engines  Search this

Foundries  Search this

Fuel  Search this

Furnaces  Search this

Furniture industry and trade  Search this

Heating  Search this

Heating and ventilation industry  Search this

House furnishings  Search this

Industrial equipment  Search this

Interior decoration  Search this

Iron industry and trade  Search this

Machinery  Search this

Motors  Search this

Petroleum  Search this

Plumbing equipment industry  Search this

Plumbing fixtures  Search this

Steel industry and trade  Search this

Ventilation  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_32541

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_32541

Maker:

Ames Iron Works  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 6 cm x 13.7 cm; 2 3/8 in x 5 13/32 in

Object Name:

paper currency

Place made:

United States: New York, Oswego

Date made:

1862-11-01

Credit Line:

Richard S. Schlein

ID Number:

2003.0020.241

Accession number:

2003.0020

Catalog number:

2003.0020.241

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-28f0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1329351

Author:

Galer, Gregory  Search this

Gordon, Robert  Search this

Kemmish, Frances  Search this

Subject:

Ames Iron Works (Salisbury, Conn.) History  Search this

Physical description:

p. 83-194 : ill., maps ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Connecticut

Salisbury (Conn.)

Date:

1998

C1998

19th century

Topic:

Iron foundries--Salisbury--History  Search this

History  Search this

Economic conditions  Search this

Call number:

HD9519.A64 G35 1998

Q11 .C9 v.54 p.83-194

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_562337

Author:

PIERCE, BUTLER & PIERCE MFG. CORP AMES IRON WORKS DIVISION  Search this

Type:

Books

Trade catalogs

Date:

1925

Topic:

Boilers  Search this

Call number:

006395

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_218695

Author:

Ames Iron Works, Oswego, N.Y  Search this

Physical description:

28 p. illus. 19 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Date:

1887

Topic:

Steam-engines  Search this

Call number:

621.11A514

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_246100