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[Trade catalogs from 21st Century, Inc.]

Variant company name:
Shelved under T  Search this
Company Name:
21st Century, Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
kerosene heaters ; kerosene heater wicks ; replacement parts and accessories for fuel related products ; forced air heater replacement parts ; stove and fireplace maintenance products ; oil and kerosene lamp wicks and parts ; gas lamp mantles and parts ; propane appliance parts and accessories ; barbecue grill replacement parts ; lawnmower parts
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:
Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Air conditioning  Search this
Candles  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
Garden tools  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45338
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45338

Fred Wiseman Scrapbook

Creator:
Wiseman, Frederick J., 1875-1961  Search this
Names:
Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this
Wiseman-Peters (Fred Wiseman and J. W. Peters) (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this
Extent:
0.59 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Tickets
Correspondence
Clippings
Date:
1909-1968
bulk [ca. 1910s, 1950s]
Summary:
Fred Wiseman, along with J. W. Peters and D.C. Prentiss, built a biplane named the Wiseman-Peters. During July 1910, both Peters and Wiseman flew the Wiseman-Peters and the following year Wiseman entered the 1911 Aviation Meet at Selfridge Field, Michigan. On February 17, 1911, Wiseman made the first airplane-carried mail flight officially sanctioned by any local U.S. post office and made available to the public when he carried mail, a bundle of newspapers and a sack of groceries from Petaluma, CA, to Santa Rosa, CA. After the 1911 season, Wiseman gave up flying.

This collection consists of a large scrapbook. Inside the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, correspondence, 1st Day Covers, race tickets, and photographs chronicling both Wiseman's automobile and aviation careers.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a large scrapbook. Inside the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, correspondence, 1st Day Covers, race tickets, and photographs chronicling both Wiseman's automobile and aviation careers.

Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.
Arrangement:
Materials are in the order the donor attached them to the scrapbook. Correspondence is often located within the envelope that is attached to the scrapbook. Some materials are loose and have been left in the arrangement in which they were found, unless a portion of a newspaper article could be matched to its other parts.
Biographical / Historical:
Fred Wiseman (1875-1961) was born in Santa Rosa, California, and after attending local schools he engaged in both the bicycle and automotive businesses. Wiseman won considerable fame racing Stoddard-Dayton cars on the West Coast as well as in the Chicago area. He became interested in aviation after attending the Wright brothers' homecoming celebration in 1909 and the first Los Angeles aviation meet at Dominguez Field in 1910.

After these two events, Wiseman was convinced he wanted to learn to fly and so he returned to his home in Santa Rosa and persuaded Ben Noonan to put up $10,000 to build a plane. Wiseman, along with J. W. Peters and D.C. Prentiss, built a biplane named the Wiseman-Peters. During July 1910, both Peters and Wiseman flew the Wiseman-Peters and the following year Wiseman entered the 1911 Aviation Meet at Selfridge Field, Michigan.

On February 17, 1911, Wiseman made the first airplane-carried mail flight officially sanctioned by any local U.S. post office and made available to the public when he carried mail, a bundle of newspapers and a sack of groceries from Petaluma, CA, to Santa Rosa, CA. (The first air mail flight sanctioned by the U.S. Post Office in Washington, D.C., took place on September 23, 1911, when Earle Ovington carried mail from Garden City, Long Island, to Mineola; and the first continuously scheduled U.S. air mail service began on May 15, 1918, with routes between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.)

During 1911, Wiseman had an active season of exhibition work, including flying for one week at the California State Fair. However, after this season Wiseman gave up flying because he thought there was no future in it. He sold his plane and returned to the automobile business. He later worked for Standard Oil Company of California. Wiseman was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation, an organization of pilots who flew solo in an aircraft prior to December 17, 1916.

Weldon Cooke, another pioneer aviator from California, bought and modified the Wiseman-Peters aircraft, renaming it the Wiseman-Cooke. Cooke flew the Wiseman-Cooke for exhibition and air mail flights. The Wiseman-Cooke aircraft is currently part of the Smithsonian Institution's collections.
Provenance:
No donor information, Gift?, unknown, XXXX-0618, unknown
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Automobile racing  Search this
Air mail service  Search this
Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this
Airplane racing  Search this
Aeronautics -- Competitions  Search this
Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Air pilots  Search this
Wiseman-Peters #2 Biplane (1910)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Tickets
Correspondence
Clippings
Citation:
Fred Wiseman Scrapbook, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0618, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0618
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b1a6ef9c-06ed-414f-adc3-98f31de066e0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0618
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Parts, Perspectives, and Me

Publisher:
Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access  Search this
Language:
English
Object type:
Lesson Plan
Topic:
Inquiry  Search this
Strategy  Search this
Questions  Search this
Teaching  Search this
Technique  Search this
Method  Search this
Strategies  Search this
Framework  Search this
Data source:
SI Center for Learning and Digital Access
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SCLDA_4660

[Trade catalogs from Miami Carey Corp.]

Company Name:
Miami Carey Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
range hoods ; fans ; heaters
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Monroe, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Topic:
Air conditioning  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45303
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45303

[Trade catalogs from Jenne Distributors, Inc.]

Company Name:
Jenne Distributors, Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
distributor for various manufacturers ; kitchen appliances ; bread makers ; food processors ; toaster ovens ; toasters ; steam irons ; rice cookers ; electronic typewriters ; portable audio/electronic calculators ; cellular/facsimiles/terminals ; Easaphone telephone equipment and systems ; telephones/facsimiles ; telephones/key systems ; telephones/answering machines ; telephones ; multiline telephones ; telephone headsets ; directory telephones/pocket dialers ; facsimiles ; fax machines ; facsimiles/copiers ; designer telephones ; replica telephones ; decorator telephones ; novelty telephones ; digital voice products/electronic accessories ; telephone accessories ; voice/data switches ; telephone dialers ; telephone answering tapes ; cordless batteries ; antennas ; telephone cords ; surge protectors ; telephone accessories
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:
Westlake, Ohio, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Office equipment and supplies  Search this
Telephone; telegraph and telecommunications equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Calculators  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Office equipment and supplies industry  Search this
Telecommunication systems  Search this
Telephone  Search this
Telephone supplies industry  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45305
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45305

[Trade catalogs from McGraw-Edison Co.]

Company Name:
McGraw-Edison Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Lectromelt Div. ; Power Systems Group ; Toastmaster Div. (Elgin, IL) ; Alrectic Div. ; Speed Queen Atlantic Co., Inc. ; McGraw Electric Co. (Elgin, IL) ; Waters-Genter Co. ; Clark Water Heater Div. ; Bussmann Mfg. Co. ; Brevel Motors ; Bussmann Div. (St. Louis, MO)  Search this
Notes content:
Batteries ; power capacitors ; transformers ; surge arrestors ; "Buss" fuses ; other electrical equipment and components ; D-H vacuum deoxidation process ; "Lectromelt" furnaces ; "Toastmaster" portable automatic heaters ; "Toastmaster" toasters and parts list ; toaster hospitality trays ; other kitchen appliances ; "Toastmaster" water heaters ; "Alrectic" overhead highway sign structures ; electrical protective devices...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
49 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
York, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Road building machinery and equipment  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Road machinery  Search this
Roads -- Design and construction  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_30410
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_30410

Photograph album of Booker T. Washington High School Queen and King Hornet

Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913  Search this
Owned by:
W.D. Williams, 1905 - 1984  Search this
Medium:
Photograph album: cardboard, paper, plastic, metal, adhesive
Gelatin silver prints: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
11 1/2 x 11 x 2 in. (29.2 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1934-1967
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
American West  Search this
Communities  Search this
Education  Search this
Photography  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Youth  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
Object number:
2013.79.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a7db16f-5aa7-4dc3-8183-577d8fce851d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.79.30
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Program from the first Los Angeles Rams home game

Printed by:
Los Angeles Times, founded 1881  Search this
Illustrated by:
Harry Bonath, American, 1903 - 1976  Search this
Subject of:
Los Angeles Rams, American, 1946 - 1994  Search this
Washington Redskins, American, founded 1932  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 3/4 × 8 × 1/8 in. (27.3 × 20.3 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
souvenir programs
Place depicted:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 6, 1946
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Football  Search this
Men  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Sports  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.297.2
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db02be87-571c-408e-978a-f2b6e81f1be1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.297.2
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Mixer

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
rubber (overall material)
Object Name:
Mixer
Credit Line:
Gift of George Washington University, School of Pharmacy; Accession 259201 (1964)
ID Number:
MG.M-10908
Catalog number:
M-10908
Accession number:
259201
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6a0c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_729665

[Trade catalogs from Chicago Hardware Foundry Co.]

Variant company name:
Est. 1897  Search this
Company Name:
Chicago Hardware Foundry Co.  Search this
Notes content:
High grade iron, Ni-resist, semi-steel, brass, bronze, aluminum and alloy castings, machine work, plating, porcelain enameling ; Sani food and drink equipment ; "Favorite" and "saniware" cookware and Sani electric hand driers ; stools and tables, employee lunch room tables with attached seats ; "Keep 'Em Flying, Keep 'Em Sailing, Keep 'Em Rolling, Keep 'Em Fed" catalog about their war efforts during WWII.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
19 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
North Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Furniture and furnishings  Search this
Hotel; bar and restaurant supplies  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Topic:
"Hotels -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Bars (Drinking establishments)  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Furniture industry and trade  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Metals  Search this
Restaurants  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10752
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10752

[Trade catalogs from Bramhall, Deane Co.]

Company Name:
Bramhall, Deane Co.  Search this
Notes content:
One envelope OVERSIZE. Cooking, heating, and ventilating. Commercial stoves and ovens. Carving tables, urns, plate warmers. Coffee grinders, mixers, scales. Steam kettles and cookers. Specialized, commercial cooking utensils. Ice cubers, mashers, dishwashers, bread slicers. Sterilizers ; laundry stoves ; kitchen devices.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
11 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Hotel; bar and restaurant supplies  Search this
Topic:
"Hotels -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Bars (Drinking establishments)  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Restaurants  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_8930
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_8930

Grinding Machine

Maker:
Landers, Frary & Clark  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 14 in x 6 in x 8 in; 35.56 cm x 15.24 cm x 20.32 cm
Object Name:
Machine, Grinding
machine, grinding
Other Terms:
Machine, Grinding; Dentistry
Credit Line:
Gift of Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery
ID Number:
MG.291116.231
Accession number:
291116
Catalog number:
291116.231
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6495-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_725136

Episode 73

Collection Producer:
Lodge, Arthur  Search this
Arthur Lodge Productions.  Search this
Collection Creator:
National Association of Manufacturers  Search this
Extent:
1 Motion picture film
Container:
Reel AC0507-OF0073
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Motion picture films
Date:
1952 February 28
Scope and Contents:
The Electrical Team! Manufacturing electric household appliances and equipment. Electrical Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

Sawmaking Savvy! Manufacturing cutting tools. Simonds Saw & Steel Co., Fitchburg, MA.

Walk, Don't Run! Manufacturing foolproof fire alarm. Edwards Co., Norwalk, CT.

Courage Plus! Fred Vant Hull, a sports broadcaster with polio.

Reference video, Box 4
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made directly with the Archives Center staff to view episodes for which no reference copy exists. 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 will be charged for reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Industry on Parade Film Collection, 1950-1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Industry on Parade Film Collection
Industry on Parade Film Collection / Series 1: Motion Picture Films
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82cb21410-14d0-48b5-bc3c-ef4df3ae7d2c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0507-ref148

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974

Creator:
Jacques Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Subject:
Hauke, Cesar M. de (Cesar Mange)  Search this
Glaenzer, Eugene  Search this
Haardt, Georges  Search this
Seligman, Germain  Search this
Seligmann, Arnold  Search this
Parker, Theresa D.  Search this
Waegen, Rolf Hans  Search this
Trevor, Clyfford  Search this
Seligmann, René  Search this
Seligmann, Jacques  Search this
De Hauke & Co., Inc.  Search this
Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this
Eugene Glaenzer & Co.  Search this
Germain Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Gersel  Search this
Type:
Gallery records
Citation:
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Mackay, Clarence Hungerford, 1874-1938 -- Art collections  Search this
Schiff, Mortimer L. -- Art collections  Search this
Arenberg, duc d' -- Art collections  Search this
Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this
La Fresnaye, Roger de, 1885-1925  Search this
Art, Renaissance  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Art treasures in war  Search this
Art, European  Search this
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9936
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212486
AAA_collcode_jacqself
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212486
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Perc! Pop! Sprinkle!

Collection Creator:
Martin Moyer Productions  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (color sound; 410 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1969
Scope and Contents:
Edited film made by Martin Moyer for educational use employs common household appliances such as toasters, lawn sprinklers, and popcorn poppers to help visualize physical exercises which are then demonstrated by primary grade children. Intended to aid in the development of specific motor performance and tactile awareness.

Supplementary materials: photographs, synopses, study guides, promotional materials, newspaper articles
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1996.6.49
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Martin Moyer film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Martin Moyer film collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9d2570270-3152-4ebc-9283-f97b1101c155
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1996-06-ref40

Thngs my Bill has a fight to after it's over [color advertisement; tear sheet]

Advertiser:
General Electric Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
Ayer (N W) Incorporated.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 17.2" x 11.9".)
Container:
Box 245 (Series 3), Folder GE 1943-1947
Type:
Archival materials
Tear sheets
Advertisements
Date:
1944
Scope and Contents:
A seated soldier with text listing things he can have when World War II is over - a job, all the cups of coffee he wants, ice-cubes, no more KP - all because of War Bonds.
Local Numbers:
AC0059-0000019 (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Researchers must use microfilm copy. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audiovisual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Technical Access: Viewing the film portion of the collection without reference copies requires special appointment, please inquire; listening to audio discs requires special arrangement. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Publication and production quality duplication is restricted due to complex copyright, publicity rights, and right to privacy issues. Potential users must receive written permission from appropriate rights holders prior to obtaining high quality copies. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Savings bonds  Search this
advertising  Search this
Genre/Form:
Tear sheets -- 1940-1970
Advertisements -- 1940-1950
Collection Citation:
NW Ayer & Sons, incorporated Advertising Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
N W Ayer Advertising Agency Records
N W Ayer Advertising Agency Records / Series 3: Proof Sheets / General Electric
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a96197fe-5447-4cea-9f79-139bbae5b74c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0059-ref8433

Joseph B. Friedman Papers

Creator:
Friedman, Joseph Bernard, Dr., 1900-1982  Search this
Friedman, Betty  Search this
Flexible Straw Corporation.  Search this
Flex-Straw Co.  Search this
Former owner:
Friedman, Robert A.  Search this
Leeds, Pamela B.  Search this
Reiss, Linda A.  Search this
Rosen, Judith B.  Search this
Names:
Klein, Bert  Search this
Extent:
8 Cubic feet (17 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ledgers (account books)
Correspondence
Blueprints
Photographs
Videotapes
Personal papers
Date:
1915-2000
Summary:
Papers relating to the development of the flexible drinking straw, Friedman's manufacturing company, and Friedman's other inventions, such as an ice cream scoop, fountain pens, and household appliances.
Scope and Contents:
Papers relating to the development of the flexible drinking straw, Friedman's manufacturing company, and Friedman's other inventions, such as an ice cream scoop, fountain pens, and household appliances. Includes company ledgers, preliminary sketches, blueprints, correspondence, a video cassette, and photographs.
The Joseph B. Friedman Papers encompass the years 1915-2000, with the bulk of the material ranging between 1925 and 1965. This collection is a near complete source for the understanding inventive process of an American entrepreneur. In the case of the flexible straw, the evolution of the invention can be traced from early concept drawings through its manufacture and production, to the development of advertising and marketing materials. Records of necessary design modifications in the flexible straw and legal issues concerning Friedman's invention through its various stages are present here. In addition to providing a detailed linear account of the flexible straw, these papers reflect the varied interests and additional accomplishments of Friedman's invention career. The collection is arranged in three series to reflect the subjects of the material, namely personal papers, invention materials, and corporate records. Materials within each series are arranged by topic and type, and then chronologically.

Series 1: Personal Records (c.1920s-1940) contains family photographs, personal correspondence, education and employment records. Friedman's education records are in Subseries A, while the records of his careers in optometry, insurance and real estate are contained in Subseries B. Subseries C contains personal financial records, including bank statements and income tax returns. Correspondence, photographs, family history items and death certificate are located in Subseries D.

Series 2: Invention & Patent Materials (1915-1967) consists of invention records that include original concept drawings, legal records and patents, marketing correspondence, and the business records of Friedman's sole proprietorship invention business, the Commercial Research Company. It is important for researchers to note that information on the assignment of straw patents and their machinery, all associated legal records to those specific issues, as well as patent defense case research, and straw advertising and marketing after 1938 may be found in Series 3. Series 2 is divided into several subseries. Subseries A - I are patented inventions arranged chronologically by patent issue date, and include research and development, legal records and correspondence, and advertising and marketing materials. Subseries J - M contain unpatented inventions and business records, as well as multiple concept drawings and invention lists that refer to both patented and unpatented inventions. Researchers interested in the conceptual development of the straw should review the information contained not only in Subseries E: Drinking Tube and Subseries H: Flexible Straw, but also in Subseries L: Invention Lists & Drawings for straw ideas that were drawn on lists or sketches with other concepts. Additionally, researchers interested in the manufacturing device for the straw should review Subseries I: Apparatus & Method for Forming Corrugations in Tubing, as well as Subseries K: Unpatented Inventions, for the Flexible Straw & Method of Forming Same information.

Series 3: Flex-Straw Corporate Records (1938 - 1967) includes correspondence relating to the company and its formation, financial statements, tax returns, legal documents, patent assignments, royalty information, patent defense case research and records, and documents pertaining to the advertising and marketing of the flexible straw. Researchers should note that all conceptual and developmental details relating to the straw and its manufacture, as well as the original patents and their specifically associated legal correspondence can be found in Series 2. Series 3 is divided into several topically arranged subseries. Subseries A consists of the organizational materials for the company, including the minutes, by-laws and limited employee records. This subseries also contains two day books belonging to Joseph B. Friedman recording his appointments and personal notes from 1947 and 1950. Subseries B includes company related correspondence, organized by the correspondent. It begins with general correspondence, from 1939 - 1963, and continues with the letters of Bert Klein (1945 - 1950), David Light & Harry Zavin (1938 - 1962), and Betty Friedman (1940 - 1954). Much of the operational information on the company may be found in the letters Betty Friedman wrote and received from her brother. Subseries C holds the financial records of the company, including financial statements, ledgers, bank statements, check books, tax returns and royalty statements. Subseries D consists of legal records and correspondence, including such topics as changes in entity type, patent assignments, fair trade agreements and patent defense. Subseries E contains the advertising and marketing records of the company. This includes published material relating to the Flex-Straw specifically, as well as some advertising for flexible straws in general. Pencil concept drawings of Flex-Straw packaging and advertising art are drawn on the reverse of Pette calendar pages, and international advertising materials for the product are also present. Product testimonials, distributor bulletins, and corporate letterhead that traces the progression of company locations can also be found here.
Arrangement:
The collection is ivided into three series.

Series 1: Personal Records, circa 1920s-1940

Series 2: Invention and Patent Materials, 1915-1967

Series 3: Flex-Straw Corporate Records, 1938-1969
Biographical / Historical:
Joseph B. Friedman (1900 - 1982) was an independent American inventor with a broad range of interests and ideas. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 9, 1900, Joseph was a first generation American and the fifth of eight children for Jacob Friedman and Antoinette Grauer Friedman. By the age of fourteen, he had conceptualized his first invention, the "pencilite" lighted pencil, and was attempting to market his idea. Over the course of his inventing career, he would experiment with ideas ranging from writing implements to engine improvements, and household products to sound and optic experiments. He was issued nine U.S. patents and held patents in Great Britain, Australia and Canada. His first patent was issued for improvements to the fountain pen on April 18, 1922, (U.S. patent #1,412,930). This was also the first invention that he successfully sold, to Sheaffer Pen Company in the mid 1930s. In the 1920s, Friedman began his education in real estate and optometry. He would use both of these careers at different points in his life to supplement his income while improving his invention concepts. Although he was working as a realtor in San Francisco, California, the 1930s proved to be his most prolific patenting period, with six of his nine U.S. patents being issued then. One of these patents would prove to be his most successful invention - the flexible drinking straw.

While sitting in his younger brother Albert's fountain parlor, the Varsity Sweet Shop in San Francisco, Friedman observed his young daughter Judith at the counter, struggling to drink out of a straight straw. He took a paper straight straw, inserted a screw and using dental floss, he wrapped the paper into the screw threads, creating corrugations. After removing the screw, the altered paper straw would bend conveniently over the edge of the glass, allowing small children to better reach their beverages. U.S. patent #2,094,268 was issued for this new invention under the title Drinking Tube, on September 28, 1937. Friedman would later file and be issued two additional U.S. patents and three foreign patents in the 1950s relating to its formation and construction. Friedman attempted to sell his straw patent to several existing straw manufacturers beginning in 1937 without success, so after completing his straw machine, he began to produce the straw himself.

The Flexible Straw Corporation was incorporated on April 24, 1939 in California. However, World War II interrupted Friedman's efforts to construct his straw manufacturing machine. During the war, he managed the optometry practice of Arthur Euler, O.D., in Capwells' Department Store in Oakland, California, and continued to sell real estate and insurance to support his growing family. Joseph obtained financial backing for his flexible straw machine from two of his brothers-in-law, Harry Zavin and David Light, as well as from Bert Klein, a family associate. With their financial assistance, and the business advice of his sister Betty, Friedman completed the first flexible straw manufacturing machine in the late 1940s. Although his original concept had come from the observation of his daughter, the flexible straw was initially marketed to hospitals, with the first sale made in 1947.

Betty Friedman played a crucial role in the development of the Flexible Straw Corporation. While still living in Cleveland and working at the Tarbonis Company, she corresponded regularly with her brother and directed all of the sales and distribution of the straw. In 1950 Friedman moved his family and company to Santa Monica, California. Now doing business as the Flex-Straw Co., sales continued to increase and the marketing direction expanded to focus more strongly on the home and child markets. Betty moved west in 1954 to assume her formal leadership role in the corporation. Additional partners and investors were added over time, including Art Shapiro, who was initially solicited as a potential buyer of the patent. On June 20, 1969, the Flexible Straw Corporation sold its United States and foreign patents, United States and Canadian trademarks, and licensing agreements to the Maryland Cup Corporation. The Flexible Straw Corporation dissolved on August 19, 1969.

Dr. Joseph Bernard Friedman died on June 21, 1982. He was survived by his wife of over 50 years, Marjorie Lewis Friedman, his four children Judith, Linda, Pamela and Robert, and seven grandchildren
Separated Materials:
"Straw samples and an original dispensing device (ice cream disher) are located in the Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).

A mandrel prototype from the original flexible straw manufacturing machine is held by the Division of Work and Industry."
Provenance:
Daughters Judith B. Rosen, Linda A. Reiss and Pamela B. Leeds, and son Robert A. Friedman donated this collection and its related artifacts to the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History on May 1, 2001.
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.
Topic:
Inventors  Search this
Inventions -- 1920-2000 -- United States  Search this
Ice cream scoops  Search this
Ice cream industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Fountain pens  Search this
Drinking straws  Search this
Paper products  Search this
Patents  Search this
Genre/Form:
Ledgers (account books)
Correspondence -- 20th century
Blueprints
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1950-2000
Videotapes
Personal papers -- 20th century
Citation:
Joseph B. Friedman Papers, 1915-2000, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0769
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Joseph B. Friedman Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88bd71d1a-1ab1-408c-b95b-8c81544027a7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0769
Online Media:

Static Elimination

Collection Creator:
Clark, George Howard, 1881-1956  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1904-1943
Scope and Contents note:
This series contains articles; booklets; correspondence, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1921, 1923, 1924; graphs; memoranda; news clippings; pamphlets; and periodical clippings about the reduction of man-made interference to reception of radio signals, including interference from power lines and power apparatus, e.g. electric apparatus on automobiles, aircraft and household appliances. The series does not include interference from atmospheric sources, transmitters, receivers, or automobile "wheel static."
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but a portion of the collection remains unprocessed and 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.

Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs, negatives, and slides.
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:
George H. Clark Radioana Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0055, Series 154
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George H. Clark Radioana Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88fbdfbe6-6788-452b-ae98-d59f470016f5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0055-ref2356

[Trade catalogs from A. C. Gilbert Co.]

Company Name:
A. C. Gilbert Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Christmas catalog of toys: dolls, playhouses, stuffed animals, musical instruments, rocking horses, trucks, books, airplane models ; erector sets ; carpenter's tools ; chemistry sets ; American Flyer trains and train tracks. Erector set instructions. Fans ; ventilators ; hair dryers ; electric heaters ; motors. WWII-era catalogs. "Handbook of Gilbert Electric Eye Experiments"
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
8 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Toys and games  Search this
Topic:
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Games  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Motors  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Toy making  Search this
Toys  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_17244
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_17244

[Trade catalogs from Singer Mfg. Co.]

Company Name:
Singer Mfg. Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Singer Co. ; Singer Sewing Machine Co. ; Diehl Mfg. Co. (Elizabethport, NJ)  Search this
Notes content:
Two pieces OVERSIZE ; sewing machines ; surgical stitching instrument manual ; "Catalogue of Singer Sewing Machines for Family Use" (Columbian Exposition Edition May 1893) ; sewing machine instructions ; "Singer Fashion Aids" ; "Singercraft" ; vacuum cleaner ; portable electric sewing machines ; "Class 67 for Stitching Carriage Dashes and Fenders"...see also Singer Co.
Includes:
Trade catalog and manual
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
20 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Fairs and exhibitions  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this
Sewing machines and equipment  Search this
Topic:
Fairs  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Sewing machines  Search this
Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Trade shows  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_19826
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_19826

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