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[Trade catalogs from Warner & Swasey Co.]

Company Name:
Warner & Swasey Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Bendix Corp. ; Brown & Sharpe ; Gahr Machine Co. ; Gradall ; G. A. Gray Co. ; Lahr Machine Tools ; Manchester Tools ; Norton Tool ; Wiedemann Div. ; Duplex Truck Co. (Lansing, MI)  Search this
Notes content:
Turret lathes, turret lathe tools and equipment: turning equipment, turret screw machines, chucking tools, bushings and bearings, bar tools, cross slide tools, holding devices, dimension drawings ; turret punch presses ; "Wiedematic" tape controlled turret punch press ; "Templamatic" turret punch press ; "Operating and Service Instructions For R-41P Turret Punch Press" ; "Coordinator" drilling machine ; "Wiedemann" inspection table ; "Wiedepoint" programming language for the "Wiedematic Tape Preparation System" ; iron and brass working machine tools ; astronomical telescopes ; azimuth instrument ; depression position finder ; prism terrestrial telescope ; McDonald Observatory ; Burrell Telescope ; 20-inch equatorial telescope ; prism binocular ; "Warner and Swasey Observatory Case Institute of Technology" ; 72 inch reflecting telescope for Dominion Astronomical Observatory, Victoria, Canada ; 60 inch reflecting telescope for Observatorio Astronomico de la Nacion Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina ; technical papers...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
1436 pieces; 27 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
Calculators  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_27151
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_27151
view Duplex Pendulum Seismograph digital asset number 1

Duplex Pendulum Seismograph

Maker:
California Electrical Works  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
paper (label on top of the instrument material)
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 27 1/8 in x 13 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in; 68.8975 cm x 34.29 cm x 29.845 cm
Object Name:
seismograph
Place made:
United States: California, San Francisco
Used:
United States: Ohio, Cleveland
Date made:
late 1880s
Credit Line:
Case Institute of Technology
ID Number:
PH.323669
Catalog number:
323669
Accession number:
251332
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Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Seismographs
Science & Mathematics
Measuring & Mapping
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_996607
view rotator with coil digital asset: Demonstration apparatus

rotator with coil

Measurements:
overall: 11 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 16.51 cm
Object Name:
Rotator
Other Terms:
Rotator; Electromagnetic Devices; Magnetic Devices; Electromagnetic Devices
Credit Line:
from Case Institute of Technology, Department of Physics
ID Number:
EM.323666
Catalog number:
323666
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9040-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_705516
Online Media:
view Roget reciprocating spiral digital asset number 1

Roget reciprocating spiral

Associated person:
Roget, Peter Mark  Search this
Maker:
Max Kohl  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 10 1/2 in x 5 in; 26.67 cm x 12.7 cm
Object Name:
Roget Reciprocating Spiral
demonstration apparatus
Other Terms:
Contact Breaker; Roget Reciprocating Spiral; Magnetic Devices; Electromagnetic Devices; Electromagnetic Devices
Credit Line:
from Case Institute of Technology, Department of Physics
ID Number:
EM.323663
Catalog number:
323663
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6206-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_705557
Online Media:
view Nalder Bros. standard ohm resistance digital asset number 1

Nalder Bros. standard ohm resistance

Maker:
Nalder Bros. & Co.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3 3/4 in x 8 3/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 22.225 cm x 23.495 cm
Object Name:
Resistance
Other Terms:
Resistance; Measuring Devices
Credit Line:
from Case Institute of Technology, Department of Physics
ID Number:
EM.323668
Catalog number:
323668
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3b8c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_705936
Online Media:
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Coulomb Torsion Balance

Associated person:
de Coulomb, Charles-Augustin  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 22 in x 13 1/2 in; 55.88 cm x 34.29 cm
Object Name:
Torsion Balance
coulomb balance
Coulomb balance
Other Terms:
Torsion Balance; Measuring Devices
Credit Line:
from Case Institute of Technology, Department of Physics
ID Number:
EM.323667
Catalog number:
323667
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4712-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_709267
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Kohl rotator

Maker:
Max Kohl  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 13 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in; 34.925 cm x 13.97 cm x 17.145 cm
Object Name:
Rotator
Other Terms:
Rotator; Magnetic Devices
Credit Line:
from Case Institute of Technology, Department of Physics
ID Number:
EM.323664
Catalog number:
323664
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5ebf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_712601
view rotator digital asset number 1

rotator

Measurements:
overall: 13 in x 6 in x 8 in; 33.02 cm x 15.24 cm x 20.32 cm
Object Name:
Rotator
Other Terms:
Rotator; Magnetic Devices
Credit Line:
from Case Institute of Technology, Department of Physics
ID Number:
EM.323665
Catalog number:
323665
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-78cd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_712602
Online Media:
view Wave Demonstration Device digital asset number 1

Wave Demonstration Device

Maker:
Max Kohl  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 13 in x 29 3/4 in x 11 1/8 in; 33.02 cm x 75.565 cm x 28.2575 cm
Object Name:
wave demonstrator
Place made:
Germany: Saxony, Chemnitz
ID Number:
PH.326478
Catalog number:
326478
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d82c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1817042
Online Media:
view Collision Balls digital asset number 1

Collision Balls

Measurements:
overall: 25 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 64.77 cm x 24.13 cm x 19.05 cm
Object Name:
collision balls
Credit Line:
Case Institute of Technology
ID Number:
PH.323670
Catalog number:
323670
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-58fe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1817218
Online Media:
view Cylinder-type Electrostatic Machine digital asset number 1

Cylinder-type Electrostatic Machine

Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
leather (overall material)
wood (overall material)
cloth (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 15 in x 26 in x 18 in; 38.1 cm x 66.04 cm x 45.72 cm
Object Name:
electrostatic generator
cylinder-type frictional electrostatic machine
Credit Line:
from Case Institute of Technology, Department of Physics
ID Number:
EM.326479
Catalog number:
326479
Accession number:
251332
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Electricity
Science & Mathematics
Electrostatic Machines
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6e15-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1269676
Online Media:
view Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995) digital asset number 1

Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995)

Subject:
Glennan, Thomas Keith 1905-1995  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Case Institute of Technology  Search this
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Topic:
Engineering  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0443]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_290503
view Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995) digital asset number 1

Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995)

Subject:
Glennan, Thomas Keith 1905-1995  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Case Institute of Technology  Search this
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Topic:
Engineering  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0444]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_290504
view (left to right) Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995) and William Littell Everitt (1900-1986) digital asset number 1

(left to right) Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995) and William Littell Everitt (1900-1986)

Subject:
Everitt, W. L (William Littell) b. 1900  Search this
Glennan, Thomas Keith 1905-1995  Search this
Case Institute of Technology  Search this
National Academy of Engineering  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Topic:
Electrical engineering  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0445]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_290505
view Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995) digital asset number 1

Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995)

Creator:
"Parade Studios, Inc."  Search this
Subject:
Glennan, Thomas Keith 1905-1995  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Case Institute of Technology  Search this
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Topic:
Engineering  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0446]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_290506
view Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995) digital asset number 1

Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995)

Creator:
Cole, Harry A  Search this
Subject:
Glennan, Thomas Keith 1905-1995  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Case Institute of Technology  Search this
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Topic:
Engineering  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0447]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_290507
view Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995) digital asset number 1

Thomas Keith Glennan (1905-1995)

Creator:
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Subject:
Glennan, Thomas Keith 1905-1995  Search this
Case Institute of Technology  Search this
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1964
Topic:
Engineering  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0448]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_290508
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Volume 9

Collection Creator:
Brown, Brian Ivan  Search this
Kearns, Robert W.  Search this
Kearns, Timothy  Search this
Quan, John  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1963-02-14 - 1963-06-09
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some health-related materials in Series 6: National Bureau of Standards are restricted until 2055.
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:
Robert W. Kearns Papers, 1963-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Robert W. Kearns Papers
Robert W. Kearns Papers / Series 2: Notebooks / 2.10: Volume 9 (Bingham 106, Case Institute of Technology, thesis notes)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep854db5c24-8968-4cf6-b842-a6508fce40df
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1406-ref131
No Image Available

Loose materials from Volume 9 (pages 3A-3D) [PO 12125-PO 12128]

Collection Creator:
Brown, Brian Ivan  Search this
Kearns, Robert W.  Search this
Kearns, Timothy  Search this
Quan, John  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1963 - 1963
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some health-related materials in Series 6: National Bureau of Standards are restricted until 2055.
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:
Robert W. Kearns Papers, 1963-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Robert W. Kearns Papers
Robert W. Kearns Papers / Series 2: Notebooks / 2.10: Volume 9 (Bingham 106, Case Institute of Technology, thesis notes)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e10ef8da-d333-43ee-9c66-21bf798b32d1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1406-ref133
No Image Available

Loose materials from Volume 9 (pages 117A-117B) [PO 12245-PO 12246]

Collection Creator:
Brown, Brian Ivan  Search this
Kearns, Robert W.  Search this
Kearns, Timothy  Search this
Quan, John  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some health-related materials in Series 6: National Bureau of Standards are restricted until 2055.
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:
Robert W. Kearns Papers, 1963-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Robert W. Kearns Papers
Robert W. Kearns Papers / Series 2: Notebooks / 2.10: Volume 9 (Bingham 106, Case Institute of Technology, thesis notes)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep896681d38-f38a-4d0a-a4c7-0d9df8d06d6e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1406-ref134

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