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John A. Roebling Collection

Creator:
Roebling, Charles Gustavus, 1849-1918  Search this
Roebling, Ferdinand W. (Ferdinand William), 1842-1917  Search this
John A. Roebling's Sons Company  Search this
Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869  Search this
Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926.  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this
Extent:
18.5 Cubic feet (62 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photograph albums
Specifications
Reports
Price lists
Photographs
Newsletters
Letterpress books
Correspondence
Blueprints
Ledgers (account books)
Genealogies
Notebooks
Patents
Date:
1836-1975
bulk 1930-1950
Summary:
Collection documents the work of the John A. Roebling's Sons Company, builders of bridges. The materials consist primarily of photograph albums documenting some of the bridges, tramways, ski lifts and chair lifts that Roebling's Sons Company was involved with. The documentation also includes specifications, patents, and reference materials about the engineering process of building bridges and bridges in general.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents the work of the John A. Roebling's Sons Company, builders of bridges. The materials consist primarily of photograph albums documenting a variety of bridges, mostly in the United States. The documentation also includes specifications, patents, and reference materials about the engineering process of building bridges and bridges in general.

Series 1, Historical background materials, 1895-1958, is divided into two subseries: Subseries 1, John A. Roebling's and Sons Company materials, 1895-1949 and Subseries 2, Newsletters, 1929-1931.

Subseries 1, John A. Roebling's and Sons Company materials, 1895-1949, contains a variety of items related to the company such as historical narratives, correspondence, price lists, testing data, and a ledger with cost estimates. The correspondence is partially bound (pages 1 to 104) from a letter press book (handwritten and typescript) belonging to John A. Roebling's and Sons Company. William Hildebrand and Charles G. Roebling are the chief correspondents. The correspondence documents daily activities related to the design and erection of bridges as well as finances and supplies. Charles G. Roebling's notebook, undated, contains calculations and notes about various bridge projects.

Subseries 2, Newsletters, 1929-1931, contain copies of Blue Center and Wire Engineering, which were John A. Roebling's and Sons Company publications intended for employees. The newsletters were apparently used as scrapbooks, with black-and-white photographs pasted into the pages. Found among the pages of Blue Center are photographs of the Hudson River Bridge and in Wire Engineering, there are photographs of the Maysville, Kentucky Bridge.

Series 2, Photographs, 1926-1975, comprises the largest series in the collection. The photographs are primarily black-and-white and document aerial tramways, tramways for logging or mining, chair lifts, ski lifts, floods, and bridge construction projects. The latter makes up the majority. Most photographs were assembled into albums with corresponding captions and dates, and almost all of the photographs document bridges in the United States. There is one exception, the Yauricocha Tramway in Peru. In some instances, the captions are recorded on the back of the photographs, and others were recorded on album pages. The series is arranged alphabetically by name of bridge and/or project.

Series 3, Specifications, 1855-1962, consists of printed textual documents (both bound and loose) that contain information for bidders, proposals, contracts, and bonds, and the detailed specifications. This series is arranged alphabetically by bridge name.

Series 4, Reports, 1928-1938, contains bound reports (both progress and final) detailing problems, requirements, research, manufacture, plant installation, cable equipment, strand adjustments, and Roebling Company developments. This series is arranged alphabetically by bridge/and/or project.

Series 5, Patent materials, 1849-1952, consists of issued patents (to a variety of individuals) for cable and cable appliances, cables, and cable apparatus, cableways and tramways, and grips. The patents are arranged by subject area, then by patent number.

Series 6, Reference materials, 1836-1964, contains a wide range of materials—articles, biographical files, drawings, photographs, newspaper clippings, advertising, correspondence, notes—documenting all aspects of bridges. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1, Historical background materials, 1895-1958, undated

Subseries 1, Biographical, 1900-1958, undated

Subseries 2, John A. Roebling's and Sons Company materials, 1895-1949

Subseries 3, Newsletters, 1929-1931

Series 2, Photographs, 1926-1975

Series 3, Specifications, 1855-1962

Series 4, Reports, 1928-1938

Series 5, Patent materials, 1849-1952

Series 6, Reference materials, 1836-1964
Biographical / Historical:
John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869) was the founder and proprietor of John A. Roebling's Sons Company. Born in Mühlhausen, Germany, he was a civil engineer famous for his wire rope suspension bridge designs, in particular, the design of the Brooklyn Bridge. Roebling married Johana Herting in 1836 and they had nine children: Washington A. Roebling (1837-1926); Laura R. Methfessel (1840-1873); Ferdinand W. Roebling (1842-1917); Elvira R. Stewart (1844-1871); Josephine R. Jarvis (b. 1847); Charles Gustavus Roebling (1849-1918); Edmund Roebling (1854-1930); William Roebling (b. 1856, d. 1860); and Hannah Roebling (died in infancy). Roebling's three sons, Washington Augustus Roebling; Ferdinand William Roebling and Charles Gustavus Roebling, worked for the company.

Roebling's Sons Company was active in the design and manufacture of wire rope used in the erection of suspension bridges since the 1840s. Roebling devised a system of spinning the wires together where weights and swivels turned the wire coils in the opposite direction from the twisting, thereby removing kinks. Method of and Machine for Manufacturing Wire Rope (US Patent # 2,720) issued on July 16, 1842. Roebling would adapt this wire rope to his suspension bridge principle. In 1848, he established a company—John Roebling's Sons Company—in Trenton, New Jersey, to manufacture his wire rope. Roebling manufacturing plants were sold in 1952 to the Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I) Company of Pueblo, Colorado. In 1968, the Crane Company purchased the CF& I.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center

George S. Morison Collection (AC0978)

Modjeski and Masters Company Records (AC0976)

Materials at Other Organizations

The Rutgers University, Special Collections and University Archives

Roebling family papers, cicra 1820s-1950s
Provenance:
This collection was donated by Blair Birdsall, former chief engineer at John A. Roebling's Sons Company in 1981.
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.
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:
Bridges -- New York (N.Y.)  Search this
Bridge construction industry -- United States  Search this
Bridges -- Design and construction  Search this
Iron industry and trade -- United States  Search this
Iron industry and trade -- Colorado  Search this
Wire industry -- New Jersey  Search this
Suspension bridges -- Design and construction  Search this
Ski lifts  Search this
Wire-rope industry -- New Jersey  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photograph albums
Specifications
Reports
Price lists
Photographs -- 20th century
Newsletters -- 1920-1940
Letterpress books
Correspondence
Blueprints
Ledgers (account books)
Genealogies
Notebooks
Patents
Citation:
John A. Roebling Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0981
See more items in:
John A. Roebling Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8419ecb5a-d411-4efa-b829-43d8cc9002ec
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0981
Online Media:

[Trade catalogs from Ford Motor Co.]

Variant company name:
Dearborn, MI  Search this
Company Name:
Ford Motor Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Continental Div. ; Lincoln Motor Co. ; Lincoln Motor Car Div. ; Fordson Div. ; Mercury Div. ; Lincoln-Mercury Div. ; Henry Ford & Son, Inc. ; C.E. Johansson, Inc. ; Dearborn Village ; Ford Tractor Operations (Troy, MI) ; Ford Motor Co. Ltd. (Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom) ; Upholstery Leather Group, Inc. (New York, NY)  Search this
Notes content:
Ten envelopes OVERSIZE ; Organized by divisions and subject categories
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
1089 pieces; 46 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Date range:
1900s-2000s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Luggage; travel; travel services and traveling accessories (including trunks; briefcases; and other traveling accessories)  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Briefcases  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Hobbies  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Luggage  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Recreation industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Travel  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_16108
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_16108

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Iron

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
4.82 Cubic feet (consisting of 10 boxes, 1 folder, 5 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial).)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuals
Printed ephemera
Mail order catalogs
Manufacturers' catalogs
Trade cards
Printed material
Letterheads
Advertising fliers
Technical manuals
Advertising cards
Advertising mail
Publications
Sales catalogs
Trade catalogs
Illustrations
Sales letters
Correspondence
Advertisements
Trade literature
Commercial catalogs
Advertising
Sales records
Catalogs
Catalogues
Technical reports
Business letters
Business records
Ephemera
Invoices
Annual reports
Reports
Print advertising
Receipts
Business cards
Business ephemera
Date:
1803-1967
bulk 1830-1915
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Iron forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents:
Iron and steel are companion industries so there is overlap in the products and goods manufactured and sold, which is evident in the documents. Iron was commonly used in construction as well as ornamental application in architecture and art, especially facades and sculptures, in addition to landscape and cemetery design, particularly in fencing. Some applications include bridges, concrete supports, joists, grating, casements, stairs, railings, trellises, doors, seats and other furniture, vases, vanes, shutters, posts, and fire escapes. Bar, plates, pig iron, cast iron, ore, and steel are commonly referred to in the collection materials. The emphasis is on products rather than production methods.

Materials represent a sampling of business records such as invoices, financial sheets, correspondence and a small number of advertising and promotional circulars. There are price sheets and a few product catalogs. Several company/foundry histories and prospectus documents are present. There is a large volume of import/export documents (European) present.

No extensive runs or complete records exist for any single company or brand, and no particular subtopic is represented in detail, although for any singular subtopic though some publications may provide general and historical overviews of a person, company, or facet of industry.
Arrangement:
The materials are arranged into three series.

Business Records and Marketing Materials

Genre

Subject
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Iron is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060, purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
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:
Mail-order business -- Catalogs  Search this
Benches, iron  Search this
Fences -- wrought iron  Search this
Iron and steel industry  Search this
Gates -- Iron  Search this
Iron and steel bridges  Search this
Public works  Search this
Wrought-iron  Search this
Periodicals  Search this
Ironwork  Search this
Sales promotion  Search this
Iron industry and trade -- United States  Search this
Iron and steel workers -- 1920-1930 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Public buildings  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuals
Printed ephemera
Mail order catalogs
Manufacturers' catalogs
Trade cards
Printed material
Letterheads
Advertising fliers
Technical manuals -- 20th century
Advertising cards
Advertising mail
Publications
Sales catalogs
Trade catalogs
Illustrations
Sales letters
Correspondence
Advertisements
Trade literature
Commercial catalogs
Advertising
Sales records
Catalogs
Catalogues
Technical reports
Business letters
Business records
Publications -- Business
Ephemera
Invoices
Annual reports
Reports
Print advertising
Receipts
Business cards
Business ephemera
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Iron, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Iron
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Iron
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8feadb922-cd2c-4736-ba8f-2e992b118056
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-iron

[Trade catalogs from DaimlerChrysler, Inc.]

Variant company name:
Windsor, Ontario, Canada ; Detroit, MI  Search this
Company Name:
DaimlerChrysler, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft ; Daimler-Benz, AG ; Daimler Mfg. Co. and Daimler Motor Co. (Long Island City, NY) ; Chrysler Corp.: Marine Div. ; Marine and Industrial Div. ; Industrial Products Div. ; Airtemp Div. ; Amplex Div. ; Amplex Mfg. Co. ; Export Div. ; Fargo Div. ; Automotive Sales Div. Chrysler Boat Corp. ; Chrysler Motors Corp. ; Chrysler Corp. ; Plymouth Motor Corp. (Div. of Chrysler Corp.) ; Chrysler Corp. of Canada, Ltd. - Dodge Div., De Soto Div. ; Amplex Mfg. Co. - Marine Engine Div. (Div. of Chrysler Corp.) ; Mopar ; Dodge Brothers ; Dana Corp., Salisbury Div. (Fort Wayne, IN) ; East Coast Vans, Inc. (distributor?) ; DaimlerChrysler AG ; Chrysler Canada Ltd. ; DaimlerChrysler Corp. ; See also American - La France, Freightliner ; Global Electric Motorcars  Search this
Notes content:
Five envelopes OVERSIZE. Mercedes-Benz cars and motors (German language materials) ; trucks ; marine motors ; buses ; racing and touring cars ; automobiles ; operating cost per mile for O309D buses . "Forward" magazine of the Daimler-Chrysler museum includes family tree and chronology. Marine motors, launches, yachts, and automobiles. Boats ; automobiles - Dodge, LeBaron, Cordoba, New Yorker, Fifth Avenue, Grand Wagoneer, E Class, Mopar, Imperial ; engines ; "Oilite" powdered metal products ; air conditioners ; Airtemp room air conditioners ; air cooled condensers ; gravity coal-fired furnaces ; boilers ; refrigeration equipment ; "Peacetime Enterprise put to War Work" ; railroad freight trucks ; etc. Dodge: Shadow, Diplomat, Lancer, Charger, 600, 400, Daytona, Ramcharger, Mirada, Dakota, Aspen, Omni, Aries, St. Regis. Vans, wagons, trucks, pickups. Plymouth: Voyager, Arrow, Trailduster, Fury, Reliant, Champ, Sapporo, Gran Fury, Horizon, Turismo/Scamp, Volare, Horizon America, Caravelle, Gran Fury Salon, Sundance, Plymouth Six. Plymouth Comparative handbook of automobiles. Fargo trucks. Chrysler minivans ; "Chrysler Group Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Minivan" 3-dimensional catalog in shape of minivan with accompanying small disc labeled "20th Anniversary of the Minivan Press Release & Photography" - UNIQUE.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Color swatches for interior and exterior finishes for automobiles .
Physical description:
522 pieces; 26 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Date range:
1800s-2000s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Refrigeration and ice-making equipment  Search this
Topic:
Air conditioning  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Ice -- Manufacture  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this
Ships  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Tools  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12904
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12904

[Trade catalogs from Macwhyte Co.]

Company Name:
Macwhyte Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Macwhyte Wire Rope Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Wire rope ; aircraft cable ; bridge cable ; elevator cable ; slings ; World War II wartime publications ; "Kilindo" non-rotating rope ; wire rope for well drilling ; wire rope for mining ; "Monarch Whyte" products ; wire rope for logging ; "Ropeol'ogy" company publication ; elevator rope ; control cable ; "Hi-Lastic" wire ; other wire rope products
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
476 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Forests and forestry  Search this
Gas well drilling  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Oil well drilling  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Timber  Search this
Water well drilling  Search this
Well drillers  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_29148
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_29148

[Trade catalogs from Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co.]

Company Name:
Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Lead lined iron pipe, fittings, and valves ; tin lined iron pipe and fittings ; lead centrifugal acid pumps ; "Wakefield Amalgamated" products ; other lead or tin lined products
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
19 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  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
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Topic:
Air-compressors  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Metals  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_26076
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_26076

[Trade catalogs from National Radiator Corp.]

Variant company name:
Since 1894 ; New York, NY ; New Castle, PA ; Trenton, NJ  Search this
Company Name:
National Radiator Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
National Radiator Co. ; Continental Heater Corp. ; Utica Heater Co. ; Gurney Heater Mfg. Co. ; Niagara Radiator & Boiler Co. ; Union Radiator Co. ; National Air Conditioning Inc. ; National-U.S. Radiator Corp. ; Plastic Metals  Search this
Notes content:
Some items very brittle, in need of special enclosures ; Radiators ; Boilers ; convectors ; air conditioners ; metal powders ; gray iron alloy condensing and cooling sections ; "Aerographic" issues ; "National Art" radiators
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
261 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  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
Furnaces  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_33015
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_33015

[Trade catalogs from Inland Steel Co.]

Company Name:
Inland Steel Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Ryerson  Search this
Notes content:
Steel
Includes:
Trade catalog and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
138 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Topic:
Foundries  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_21436
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_21436

A review of the attempt to manufacture iron at Lynn & Braintree in Massachusetts and the successful enterprise at Taunton in the old colony

Author:
Old Colony Historical Society Executive Committee of the Leonard Family Meeting  Search this
Physical description:
15 pages illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Massachusetts
Date:
1901
Topic:
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1153993

[Trade catalogs from Cooper Group]

Company Name:
Cooper Group  Search this
Related companies:
CooperTools ; Cooper Tools ; Servistar Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
Hand tools ; chains, fittings, blocks and lifting clamps ; Catalog No. 900 "Files and Rasps" ; Catalog No. 301 "Rotary Power Files" ; black diamond files and rasps ; Hand cut Hi-Speed Steel ; Ground Burs ; hardware ; merchandiser displays ; etc.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
12 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Apex, North Carolina, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Retailers equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Retail trade equipment industry  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_11407
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_11407

[Trade catalogs from Textron Inc.]

Company Name:
Textron Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Fafnir Bearing Co. ; E-Z-Go Car Div. (Augusta, GA) ; Shuron Continental (Rochester, NY) ; Bostitch Div. (East Greenwich, RI)  Search this
Notes content:
A worldwide multimarket company with many divisions organized into aerospace, consumer, industrial, metal product, and creative capital groups. Information on company's divisions and products. Ball bearings, ball bearing power transmission units, milling machines and attachments, drilling and boring equipment and attachments, grinding machines, tracing machines, numerical control systems for these machines, and accessories. Bostitch pneumatic staplers and nailers...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
3 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  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
Jewelry  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Textiles and textile machinery  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Earthmoving machinery  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Jewelry  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Motors  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile machinery industry  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_26276
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_26276

[Trade catalogs from Chicago Die Casting Mfg. Co.]

Variant company name:
Est. 1918 ; Franklin Park, IL  Search this
Company Name:
Chicago Die Casting Mfg. Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Zinc base die castings ; power transmission equipment ; fruit juice extractors ; adjustable shop spotlights for office and factory ; pulleys ; couplings ; die cast hand wheels ; joints ; flanges ; miter gears ; hand wheels ; motor arbor attachments ; mandrels for farm, home, and factory ; etc.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
11 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  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
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
Barrels  Search this
Beverage industry  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Candles  Search this
Distilleries  Search this
Food industry and trade  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_10736
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10736

[Trade catalogs from Henry Disston & Sons, Inc.]

Variant company name:
Est. 1840  Search this
Company Name:
Henry Disston & Sons, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works ; Disston Co. (Danville, VA)  Search this
Notes content:
Files and rifflers. Rasps ; saws ; tools ; knives ; steel and file works ; hand tools ; power tool accessories ; lawn and garden tools ; firewood and forestry tools ; chain saws ; tool boxes ; "The Saw in History" ; "The File in History" ; Disston Co. 150th Anniversary catalog...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
56 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this
Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this
Woodworking machinery and wood crafts  Search this
Topic:
Forests and forestry  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
Garden tools  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Lumber  Search this
Machine-tools  Search this
Metal-working machinery  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Timber  Search this
Tools  Search this
Wood-carving  Search this
Woodworking industries  Search this
Woodworking machinery  Search this
Woodworking tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12835
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12835

[Trade catalogs from Keystone Steel & Wire Co.]

Company Name:
Keystone Steel & Wire Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Wire ; barbed wire ; fencing ; steel gates ; poultry pens ; soil information books ; profitable farming handbook ; pocket nail guide ; "Red Brand" nails
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Peoria, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Fences  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Topic:
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Fence industry  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Tools  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_23658
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_23658

[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 H. H. Franklin Mfg. Co.]

Company Name:
H. H. Franklin Mfg. Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Franklin Automobile Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Die cast finished parts ; commercial motor cars ; runabouts ; touring cars ; town carriages
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
7 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Syracuse, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_15720
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_15720

[Trade catalogs from Electric Vehicle Co.]

Variant company name:
New York, NY ; Chicago, IL ; Mexico City, Mexico  Search this
Company Name:
Electric Vehicle Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Columbia Motor Vehicle Co. (Boston, MA) ; Middleton Motor Car Co. (San Francisco, CA) ; Washington Electric Vehicle Transportation (Washington)  Search this
Notes content:
Columbia electric commercial vehicles ; Columbia special chrome nickel steel ; Columbia electric carriages
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
5 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_44395
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_44395

[Trade catalogs from Petroleum Motors Corp.]

Company Name:
Petroleum Motors Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
petroleum burning engines ; Jackson Petroleum Engine
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Topic:
Coal  Search this
Engines  Search this
Fuel  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Motors  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_31374
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_31374

[Trade catalogs from Wm. B. Scaife & Sons Co.]

Variant company name:
Founded 1802 ; Oakmont, PA ; New York, NY  Search this
Company Name:
Wm. B. Scaife & Sons Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Scaife Co.  Search this
Notes content:
water softening and purifying systems for household use, mining, textile manufacturing and railraods ; water filters ; iron removal filters ; swimming pool filtering and recirculating equpment ; range boilers and tanks ; steel structures ; gasoline storage tanks for motor boats ; gasoline storage outfits for private garages
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
68 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this
Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Textiles and textile machinery  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Business  Search this
Coal  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Fuel  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile machinery industry  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_17351
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_17351

[Trade catalogs from David Lupton's Sons Co.]

Variant company name:
Detroit, MI  Search this
Company Name:
David Lupton's Sons Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Industrial ventilation ; windows and casements for factories ; residential windows ; steel shelving , storage , doors , and window hardware ; casements and sashes ; "Pond Truss" roof ; "Pond Operating Device" ; "Lupton Projected Sash" ; "Lupton Pivoted Sash" ; "Air and Light in Power Houses" ; "Air, Light, And Efficiency" ; "Consider the Windows" ; "Better Windows for Your Home" ; "Air & Light in Foundries and Forge Shops" ; "Air & Light in Machine Shops" ; "Mayo" garage equipment and tools (3-ton wrecking crane ; press pullers ; gear and wheel pullers ; perch pullers) ; other equipment
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
39 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Mills and milling supplies  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Candles  Search this
Foundries  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Iron industry and trade  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Milling machinery  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_28164
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_28164

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