poultry farm ; types of chickens sold: "Plymouth Rock" ; barred and white silver and white "Wyandottes" ; "Pekin" ducks ; unique period drawings of chickens with period font type ;
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Lancaster, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment) Search this
Livestock and dairy equipment: show and fancy equipment; identification equipment; straps, halters and ties; general barn equipment; grooming equipment; tools; surgical and medicinal; books and stationary for recordkeeping; misc.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
6 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Hyde Park, Vermont, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment) Search this
Wholesalers and manufacturers: mechanics tools; sporting goods; furnaces, oil burners; commercial refrigeration; paint and varnish; harness and poultry supplies; electrical appliances and fixtures; metal fabricating; cutlery and silverware; furniture and bedding; pumps and plumbing; garage and auto supplies; stoves and heaters; floor coverings; builders hardware; kitchen and housewares. 4,500+ pp. catalog.
Edge tool and shovel manufacturers: scythes, hooks, hay knives, spades, grafting tools, forks, hoes, axes, hatchets, choppers, cleavers, saws, animal traps, curry combs, bolts, nails, corrugated roofing, steel of all kind, hammers, sledges, wagons, carts, shafts, spokes, ash and oak plank, oak gates and hurdles, chains, snaring wire. Foundry now a museum; photographs of museum displays and demonstrations.
Anniston Cordage Co. ; Icard Cordage Mfg. Co. ; Canada Ropes Ltd. ; American Mfg. Co. (Brooklyn, NY ) ; Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. Search this
Notes content:
solid braided cord used for military and industrial purposes, as marine rope, and as sash cord for hanging windows ; Manufacturer of rope for recreational maritime, fishing, marine and industrial netting, lifelines, and arborist applications ; the name was derived from the Company's trademark of Samson slaying the lion, and is currently the oldest active registered trademark in the United States (this is a claim made on the company's web site: http://www.samsonrope.com/Pages/History.aspx
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
19 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies) Search this
Gardner International Corp. ; Ideal Barn Equipment Co. ; Search this
Notes content:
Steel cabinets and shelving ; radiator enclosures ; "Ideal" barn equipment - stalls, stanchions, pens, drinking cups, carriers, general equipment ; insect electrocuting systems ; automatic humidifiers ; electrified metal screens, which became insect light traps or "bug zappers" ; sheet metal fabrication ;
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
6 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Horicon, Wisconsin, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Garden and lawn equipment and supplies Search this