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Unfinished Pin

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 in; 3.175 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
pin, unfinished
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0015
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0015
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e889-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1446499

Military Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 3/8 in; x 3.4925 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0016
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0016
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e88a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1446500

Washington Bicentennial Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5/8 in; x 1.5875 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
ca 1932
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0022
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0022
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e940-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1446507

10 Cent Trade Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
white metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7/8 in; x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0804
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0804
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e7db-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447799
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5 Cent Trade Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0805
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0805
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e7dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447801
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Amusement Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7/8 in; x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0806
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0806
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e7dd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447802
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Bantam Amusement Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
white metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7/8 in; x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0807
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0807
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e7de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447803
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Bantam Amusement Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
white metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0808
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0808
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e7df-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447804
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Amusement Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0809
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0809
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-e899-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447806
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5 Centavos, Nicaragua, 1899

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
white metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
coin
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Place used:
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Date made:
1899
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0810
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0810
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-d193-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447810
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Joris Laarman Lab: Design in the Digital Age

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-08-22T18:07:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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cooperhewitt
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
YouTube Channel:
cooperhewitt
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_13o_qSatv3s

James Nicol Halkett Papers

Creator:
Halkett, James Nicol, 1895-1953  Search this
Names:
Crowe Name Plate Manufacturing Company  Search this
General Motors Corporation. Fisher Body Division  Search this
Extent:
2 Cubic feet (6 boxes, 6 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Laboratory notebooks
Letters
Reports
Test reports
Trade literature
Date:
1924-1950
Summary:
The collection documents the life and work of engineer and inventor James Nicol Halkett.
Content Description:
The collection documents the life and work of engineer and inventor James Nicol Halkett though blueprints, notes about machines and machinery work, lab notes, notebooks with some illustrations, formulas, reports, and trade literature. The bulk of the material documents Fisher Body Company(1923-1929); Crowe Name Plate Manufacturing Company (1929-1932)Globe Machine and Manufacturing Company (1940-1941); and A.S. Campbell Company (1940-1941). Halkett also worked for other companies which are also documented.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Personal Materials, 1930-1942

Series 2: Companies, 1924-1950

Series 3: Trade Literature, 1927-1942
Biographical / Historical:
James Nicol Halkett (1895-1953) was born in Scotland. He served in the British Army (Royal Engineers) during World War I. He later transferred to the Munitions Factory of Messrs. Armstrong Whitworth & Co., Newcastle, England as Toolroom Foreman in their Factory at Alexandria, Scotland, fabricating shell and fuse parts. Halkett trained as an engineer in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1923, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. Halkett married Edith Victoria Edler on June 3, 1919 and was naturalized a citizen in 1945. The coupple had one child, James Alexander Elder "Jim" Halkett (1920-2015).
Provenance:
Collection donated to the Archives Center by James Nichol Halkett's grandchildren, Kim Gillet, Muffie Austin, Jan Truitt and Scott Halkett in 2018.
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:
Industrial engineering  Search this
Industrial management  Search this
Industrial productivity  Search this
Machinery industry  Search this
Metallurgical engineers  Search this
Motion study  Search this
Genre/Form:
Blueprints
Laboratory notebooks
Letters
Reports
Test reports
Trade literature
Citation:
James Nicol Halkett Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1455
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James Nicol Halkett Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b69cc145-7f25-43ad-9bce-cf95be94f37b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1455

Union Civl War Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0724
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0724
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dc4a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447677
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Patriotic Civil War Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
1863
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0725
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0725
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dc4b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447678
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Patriotic Civil War Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
1863
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0726
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0726
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dc4c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447679
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Union Army and Navy Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0727
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0727
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dc4d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447680
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Patriotic Civil War Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
1861
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0728
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0728
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dc4e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447681
Online Media:

Patriotic Civil War Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
1863
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0729
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0729
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dc4f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447682
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USS Monitor Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
1863
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0730
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0730
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dd23-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447683
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Patriotic Civil War Token

Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
copper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in; x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
token
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
1863
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.0731
Catalog number:
1981.0296.0731
Accession number:
1981.0296
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-dd24-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447684
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