3.21 Cubic feet (consisting of 7 boxes, 3 oversize folders.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertising
Advertisements
Catalogues
Advertising fliers
Advertising mail
Sales letters
Print advertising
Invoices
Ephemera
Commercial catalogs
Printed materials
Printed ephemera
Publications
Sales catalogs
Photographs
Business records
Advertising cards
Sales records
Mail order catalogs
Business letters
Printed material
Reports
Commercial correspondence
Correspondence
Trade cards
Business ephemera
Catalogs
Business cards
Trade literature
Letterheads
Trade catalogs
Receipts
Periodicals
Manufacturers' catalogs
Illustrations
Date:
1833-1975
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Office Equipment 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:
The collection includes devices and systems such as typewriters, calculation machines, mimeographs and copiers, punches and canceling machines, coin counters, telephonics, addressing and indexing systems, recording and message transmission, stamping, perforating, records storage and files, and also some consumable products like fasteners, ledgers, erasures. A few product samples are present.
Some product information contains suggestions and information on good business business practices or increasing efficiency and accuracy in the office or workplace environment.
A small amount of material related to furnishings, such as desks, bookcases, lockers, and trade show displays is present.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into three subseries.
Business Records and Marketing Materials
Genre
Subject
Brand Name Index:
The following is a list of brand names for various office equipment and related names that appear on this list is a compilation of those found on materials in the vertical document boxes. It is not a complete list of all the brand names for office equipment. The list is intended to assist researchers locate desired materials when only the brand name is known.
Brand Name Index
Efficiency -- Watson Mfg. Co.
Flatpakit -- American
Multigraph -- American Multigraph Sales Co.
Portland -- Southworth Machine Co.
Wiz -- American Sales Book Co.
Y & E -- Yawman & Eube Mfg. Co.
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:
Office Equipment 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.
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Office Equipment, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Artura Photo Paper Co.; BioImage Corp.; Boston Camera Mfg. Co.; Century Camera Co.; Commercial Camera Co.; Eastman Chemical Co.; Eastman Organic Chemicals Department ; Folmer Graflex Corp.; Folmer & Schwing Co.; International Biotechnologies, Inc.; Recordak Corp.; Rochester Optical Co.; Tennessee Eastman Corp. ; Graflex, Inc. ; Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. ; Underwater Photographic Systems, Inc. (Marathon, FL) ; Sea Research and Development, Inc. (Bartow, FL) ; Eastman Dry Plate & Film Co. ; John Haworth Co. ; Taprell Loomis Div. ; Seed Dry Plate Div. Search this
Notes content:
One envelope OVERSIZE ; Cameras ; chemicals ; copying & microfilm equipment and supplies ; educational ; federal supply catalogs ; films ; filters ; graphic arts ; history ; instruction books ; lenses ; lighting ; movies ; press releases ; price lists ; photographic processing and developing ; profession catalogs ; publications: "Eastman Professional Photo Apparatus" (1914-1938) ; "Kodaks" (1894-1939) ; "Kodak Data Book" ; "Kodak Photographic Notebook" ; "Abridged Scientific Pubs" (1943-1952) ; "Tech Bits" (1964-1992) ; "Kodakery" ; "Studio Light" (1913-1982) ; "How to Make Good Pictures" (1910-1970) ; "Eastman Organic Chemical Bulletin" (1973-1974) ; "Visuals are a Language" (1967-1970) ; "Audiovisual Notes from Kodak" (1962-1971) ; "Kodak Dealer-Finisher Newsletter" (1966-1968) ; "Panorama" (1966-1972 and index for June 1966-December 1968) ; "Kodak Dealer News" (1956-1968) ; "Kodak Compass" (1962, 1970-1972) ; "Kodak Press Photographers Newsletter" (1969) ; "Kodak Press Photography Newsletter" (1970-1971) ; "Incidental Intelligence about Kodak Resists" (1970-1971) ; "Dental Radiography and Photography" (scattered issues from vol. 7, February 1934 to vol. 40, 1967, see also: RK270 .D4 Anthropology Library for further holdings) ; radiology ; retail information ; scientific photography ; slides. Molecular biology products: electroporation system ; unidirectional electro-eluter ; microcentrifuges ; electrophoresis apparatus ; ultraviolet light sources ; sequencing, cloning biosystems ; enzymes ; reagents ; etc. Kodak X-Omatic cassettes ; Kodak X-Omatic regular intensifying screens ; intra-oral and extra-oral x-ray films ; duplicating film ; teaching-aid radiographs ; Kodak RP X-Omat processor ; "Ektaprint" electronic publishing system ; "Ektaprint" duplicator ; Ektachrome ; carousel projector ; underwater photography ; "Bibliography on Underwater Photography and Photogrammetry". Received the Army-Navy Production award for high achievement in production of war equipment (WWII). Kodak Professional Handbook, 1952 (From the Library of Oscar A. Marton).
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
Kodak Ektagraphic Write-On Slide ; Kodak four-track film
Physical description:
3059 pieces; 135 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Rochester, New York, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Biotechnology and biochemical equipment and supplies Search this
Pope Mfg. Co. of California (San Francisco, CA) ; Pope Motor Car Co. ; Pope Tube Co. ; American Bicycle Co. ; Westfield Mfg. Co. ; Columbia Search this
Notes content:
Unique. Images of 1912 Columbia Bicycles catalog located in Library Images database. "Imperial" motor bicycle ; "Pope-Hartford" automobiles ; "Pope-Hartford" trucks ; Columbia Bevel-Gear Chainless Bicycle ; Hartford bicycles ; Vedette bicycles ; Columbia bicycles ; "Dakota" open wheel grip tractors ; "World" typewriter ; "Pope-Tribune" automobiles ; Shipman Automatic Steam Engine ; Company history, 1877-1907 ; bicycle accessories ; bicycle & automobile supplies and tools ; motorcycles
Photostat copying machine ; Photostat (1911) was a type of copying machine (trademark Commercial Camera Company, Providence, R.I.) whose name became a generic noun and verb (1914) for "photocopy."
Automatic composing machine/typewriter ; typewriter ; Electric heaters ; The Flexowriter was developed by a company called Commercial Controls, in Rochester, NY. It was a typewriter that was used for repetitive writing. The US government used this medium to write letters to relatives who lost family members in the 2nd WW. In the 60's Friden Inc. bought out Commercial Controls and used the Flexowriter, in conjunction with their rotary calculator to perform automatic billing. The Flexowriter was a mechanical marvel. It consisted of a TYPEWRITER,a punched paper Punch and READER. A SELECTOR BRIDGE told the punch what code to punch and the TRANSLATOR received impulsers from the READER and pulled down the appropriate tyewriter key.
Remington Standard Typewriter Mfg. Co ; Remington Typewriter Co. Inc. ; Sperry Rand Co. ; E. Remington & Sons (Ilion, NY ; Louisville, KY) ; Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict ; Powers Accounting Machines (Buffalo, NY) ; Dexigraph Div. ; Remington Rand of India Ltd. (Calcutta, India ; New Delhi, India) ; Remington Sewing Machine Co. Search this
Notes content:
One envelope OVERSIZE ; Some pieces in Hindi ; electric typewriters ; "Travel-riter" portable typewriter ; photos of 1950's women at typewriters ; "Remington Standard" ; Electric portable typewriter ; "Office-riter" ; "Keyboard Margin Control" ("KMC") ; unique illustration of 1873 Remington typewriter with foot-pedal carriage return, and cover engraving of late 1800's parlour with woman at typewriter ; history of the typewriter ; "Manual of Typewriting and Exercises for Practice" (1889) ; "Kardex" visible records for library ; adding machines ; steel filing cabinets ; loose leaf binders ; "Film-A-Record" 35mm all-purpose planetary camera ; "portagraph" for engineering tracing and office copying ; office furniture ; electric razors ; photos of women in the workplace ; heat-resistant filing cases ; "Univac" system data processing and scientific computing ; "Whiz-Kardex" filing systems ; "film-a-record" ; "Remington Notes" publication (vol. 3, no. 2 ; vol. 4, no. 7)
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Types of samples:
filing card ; reinforced folder ;
Physical description:
134 pieces; 9 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials Search this
