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Measurements:

overall: 2 in x 1 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 3.175 cm x 5.715 cm

Object Name:

Plug-Block

electrical fuse

Other Terms:

Plug-Block; Components; Power and Lighting; Power and Lighting

Date made:

ca 1900

Associated date:

1920

Credit Line:

from International Business Machines, Inc., William J. Hammer Collection

ID Number:

EM.241402.162

Accession number:

241402

Catalog number:

241402.162

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-2883-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_711560

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-10-08T16:38:43.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

See more by:

cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_P_Fk1gRBX-I

Culture/People:

Non-Indian  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

Object Name:

Sash/Belt (unfinished)

Media/Materials:

Plastic

Techniques:

Mold-made, commercially produced/manufactured

Dimensions:

130.5 x 1.9 x 0.1 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Place:

USA

Date created:

1950-1970

Catalog Number:

26/1826

Barcode:

261826.000

See related items:

Non-Indian

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws633a287ad-5eb7-43cd-829a-fff7047e22f7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_277933

Manufacturer:

U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal  Search this

Materials:

Mold- Sponge Rubber

Overall- Steel

Webbing- Plastic

Dimensions:

3-D: 33 × 10cm (13 × 3 15/16 in.)

Type:

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Parts & Structural Components

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Transferred by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Inventory Number:

A19600220000

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv909e1bbef-6acd-4082-9d53-604795316d07

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19600220000

Manufacturer:

Revell, Inc.  Search this

Materials:

Plastic (Injection molded kit and wrapping)

Cardboard (Box)

Paper (Instructions)

Dimensions:

Overall: 23.5 x 7.62 x 36.83cm (9 1/4in. x 3in. x 1ft 2 1/2in.)

Type:

MODELS-Crewed Spacecraft & Parts

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Donor unknown

Inventory Number:

A19840935000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv965917170-baf1-47ca-ab34-2b435157911d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19840935000

Manufacturer:

Revell, Inc.  Search this

Materials:

Plastic (Injection Molded and Shrinkwrap)

Cardboard (Box)

Dimensions:

Overall: 6.35 x 20.32 x 26.67cm (2 1/2in. x 8in. x 10 1/2in.)

Type:

MODELS-Crewed Spacecraft & Parts

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Donor unknown

Inventory Number:

A19840938000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d692a7de-b396-4530-a522-a9aa1856f2af

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19840938000

Maker:

Harvey Hubbell Inc.  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 2 in x 1 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 3.81 cm

tap: 1 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 3.4925 cm x 3.175 cm

connector: 1 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 3.81 cm x 3.175 cm

Object Name:

Receptacle with Plug

lamp socket tap

electrical outlet

Other Terms:

Receptacle with Plug; Components; Power and Lighting; Power and Lighting

Date made:

ca 1920

Credit Line:

from International Business Machines, Inc., William J. Hammer Collection

ID Number:

EM.241402.152

Accession number:

241402

Catalog number:

241402.152

See more items in:

Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3f12-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_708032

Creator:

Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944  Search this

Names:

Bakelite Corporation  Search this

Nepera Chemical Co.  Search this

Extent:

15 Cubic feet (49 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Professional papers

Clippings

Laboratory notes

Personal correspondence

Photographs

Notebooks

Diaries

Date:

1976

1863 - 1968

Summary:

The papers document Leo H. Baekeland, a Belgian born chemist who invented Velox photographic paper (1893) and Bakelite (1907), an inexpensive, nonflammable, versatile plastic. The papers include student notebooks; private laboratory notebooks and journals; commercial laboratory notes; diaries; patents; technical papers; biographies; newspaper clippings; maps; graphs; blueprints; account books; batch books; formula books; order books; photographs; and correspondence regarding Baekeland, 1887-1943.

Scope and Contents:

Baekeland documented his life prolifically through diaries, laboratory notebooks, photographs, and correspondence. These constitute the bulk of the collection. The Bakelite company history is also incompletely documented in this collection through Baekeland's correspondence, the commercial laboratory notebooks, and some company ledgers.

Arrangement:

Series 1: Reference Materials, 1863-1868 and undated

Subseries 1.1: Biographical, 1880-1965

Subseries 1.2:Company History, 1910-1961

Subseries 1.3: Related Interests, 1863-1968 and undated

Series 2: Published and Unpublished Writings (by Leo H. Baekeland), 1884-1945

Series 3: Correspondence, 1888-1963 Subseries 3.1: Personal Correspondence, 1916-1943

Subseries 3.2: Charitable Donations, 1916-1938

Subseries 3.3: Family Correspondence, 1888-1963

Subseries 3.4: Clubs and Associations, 1916-1943

Series 4: Diaries, 1907-1943

Series 5: Reading and Lecture Notes, 1878-1886

Series 6, Laboratory Notebooks, 1893-1915

Series 7: Commercial Laboratory Notebooks, 1910-1920

Series 8: Bakelite Company, 1887-1945

Series 9, Patents, 1894-1940

Series 10: Bakelite Corporation Ledgers, 1910-1924; 1935; 1939

Series 11: Photographs, 1889-1950 and undated

Subseries 11.1: Photographs, 1889-1950 and undated

Subseries 11.2: Film Negatives, 1900-1941 and undated

Subseries 11.3: Photoprints, 1894-1941

Subseries 11.4: Stereographs, 1888-1902 and undated

Subseries 11.5: Film and Glass Plate Negatives, 1899-1900 and undated

Series 12: Audio Materials, 1976

Biographical / Historical:

Leo Hendrik Baekeland was an industrial chemist famous for his invention of Bakelite, the first moldable synthetic polymer, and for his invention of Velox photographic paper. Baekeland's career as an inventor and innovator was punctuated by an urge to improve existing technologies and a willingness to experiment both meticulously and daringly. Born in Ghent, Belgium in 1863, Baekeland was a distinguished chemistry student and became a young professor at the University of Ghent. He had a long standing interest in photography and sought to further photographic technology with his expertise in chemistry. In 1887 he obtained his first patent for a dry plate which contained its own developer and could be developed in a tray of water. With the support of a business partner/faculty associate, Jules Guequier, he formed a company named Baekeland et Cie to produce the plate, but the venture failed due to lack of capital.

On August 8, 1889, he married Celine Swarts, daughter of his academic mentor Theodore Swarts, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Ghent. After his wedding he travelled to different countries using a traveling scholarship he had been awarded two years previously. His travels ended in the United States where he was offered a job researching chemical problems associated with manufacturing bromide papers and films with A. and H.T. Anthony and Company, a photographic supply producer. Leo and Celine Baekeland had three children: George, Nina and Jenny (1890-1895).

He left Anthony and Company in 1891 to be a consulting chemist. During that time he invented a photographic print paper using silver chloride which could be developed in artificial light instead of sunlight and thus offered more flexibility and consistency to photographers. In 1893, with financial support from Leonard Jacobi, a scrap metal dealer from San Francisco, he formed the Nepera Chemical Company in Yonkers, New York, to manufacture "gaslight" paper under the trade name Velox. The paper became quite popular and the company expanded its operations after its first three years. Finally, George Eastman bought the company for a reported $750,000 which afforded Baekeland the time to conduct his own research in a laboratory he set up on his estate, "Snug Rock," in Yonkers.

Baekeland worked on problems of electrolysis of salt and the production of synthetic resins. He was hired as a consultant to work with Clinton P. Townsend to perfect Townsend's patented electrolytic cell. Baekeland's work there contributed to the success of the Hooke Electrochemical Company which began in operations in Niagara Falls in 1905.

Simultaneously, in 1902 Baekeland began researching reactions of phenol and formaldehyde, and by 1907 was able to control the reactions and produce a moldable plastic (oxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride) which he named Bakelite. Although the process was not perfected for another couple of years, Baekeland applied for a patent for Bakelite right away. He announced his discovery to the scientific community in 1909, and in 1910 formed the General Bakelite Company. Bakelite was a thermosetting resin that, unlike Celluloid became permanently solid when heated. It was virtually impervious to heat, acids, or caustic substances. It could be molded into a wide variety of shapes and was an excellent electric insulator that came to replace hard rubber and amber for electrical and industrial applications. It was also suitable for a wide variety of consumer products such as billiard balls, jewelry, pot handles, telephones, toasters, electric plugs, and airplane instrument knobs. Two companies challenged Bakelite with significant competition, Condensite Corporation of America and Redmanol Chemical Products Company. Bakelite finally merged with these two companies in 1922 to become the Bakelite Corporation. Union Carbide finally bought the corporation in 1939.

Baekeland sustained his interest in photography by taking numerous photographs throughout his lifetime. He also devoted much of his spare time to professional societies and received various honorary degrees and awards such as the Perkin Medal. He had several hobbies such as boating, wine and beer making, and, exotic plants. He also traveled extensively throughout the world, which is documented in his diaries and photographs.

Baekeland spent his final years mostly in his Coconut Grove, Florida home where he became increasingly eccentric until his mind failed him and he was institutionalized. He died in 1943 at the age of eighty.

Scope and Content: Baekeland documented his life prolifically through diaries, laboratory notebooks, photographs, and correspondence. These constitute the bulk of the collection. The Bakelite company history is also incompletely documented in this collection through Baekeland's correspondence, the commercial laboratory notebooks, and some company ledgers.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Albany Billiard Ball Company Records (AC0011)

Celluloid Corporation Records (AC0009)

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics (AC0008)

Materials at Other Organizations

The Hagley Museum and Library, Manuscripts and Archives Department in Delaware also several related collections including: the Directors of Industrial Research Records, 1929 -982; the Du Pont Viscoloid Company, Survey of the Plastics Field, 1932; The Society of the Plastics Industry, 1937-1987; the Roy J. Plunkett Collection, 1910-1994 (inventor of Teflon); and the Gordon M. Kline Collection, 1903.

Separated Materials:

The National Museum of American History, Division Medicine and Science has several artifacts associated with Baekeland including the original "Bakalizer" the apparatus in which Bakelite was first made. See accession numbers: 1977.0368; 1979.1179; 1981.0976; 1982.0034; 1983.0524; 1984.0138.

Provenance:

The bulk of the collection was donated to the National Museum of American History's Division of Physical Sciences in November, 1981, by Celine Karraker, Leo H. Baekeland's granddaughter.

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:

Phenolic resins  Search this

Travel -- Photographs  Search this

Chemists -- 1880-1970  Search this

Inventors -- 1880-1970  Search this

Plastics -- 1880-1970  Search this

Chemistry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Professional papers -- 1880-1970

Clippings -- 1880-1970

Laboratory notes

Personal correspondence -- 1880-1970

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 19th-20th century

Notebooks -- 1880-1970

Diaries -- 1880-1970

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 19th-20th century

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Nitrate -- 19th-20th century

Citation:

Leo Baekeland Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0005

See more items in:

Leo H. Baekeland Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep846e88df6-033d-4805-99e2-b308002a75f4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0005

Creator:

DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986  Search this

Names:

Bakelite Corporation  Search this

Boonton Rubber Company.  Search this

Charles Burroughs Co.  Search this

Dow Chemical Company  Search this

General Electric Company  Search this

Mybroy Ceramics Corporation.  Search this

Shaw Insulator Company.  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Physical Sciences  Search this

Extent:

2.66 Cubic feet (8 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Catalogs

Date:

circa 1900-circa 1975

Summary:

J. Harry DuBois (1903-1986) was an industrial consultant in the field of petrochemicals and plastics. In 1927 at General Electric his studies resulted in extending the use of laminated plastics.

Scope and Contents:

This collection of trade catalogs, research reports, correspondence, photographs, and other historical material relating to the plastics industry was donated by J. Harry DuBois.

Included are trade catalogues of the General Bakelite Company, Bakelite Corporation, and competitors in the plastics industry in the 1920's and 1930's, including Dow Chemical and General Electric; material relating to the Boonton Rubber Company, including Richard W. Seabury's notebooks, 1911-1923; memoranda of 1916, 1918, 1923, and 1926 concerning the history of Boonton's early use of Bakelite for molded products; catalogues, photographs, and a blueprint of a 1897 hydraulic press from Charles Burroughs Company; research reports, 1925-1932, of Sigfreid Higgins, on mechanical development research at the Bakelite Corporation; reports on sales development research, 1941-1946, at the Bakelite Corporation; experimental notes, correspondence on possible patents and other materials concerning the use of Bakelite and rubber for printing plates; reports, notes, and and miscellaneous photographs on the history of the plastics industry; Zylonite trade catalogues, pre-1900; and Recto trademark patent and patent drawing.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1: Bakelite Catalogs, 1910-1944

Series 2: Plastics Trade Catalogs, circa 1920-1953

Series 3: Boonton Rubber Co., 1911-1974

Series 4: Charles Burroughs Co., 1879-1929

Series 5: Sigfried Higgins and Bakelite Printing Plates, 1925-1959

Series 6: Plastic Publications and miscellaneous Materials, circa 1890-1975

Biographical / Historical:

J. Harry DuBois (1903-1986) was an industrial consultant in the field of petrochemicals and plastics. DuBois began his career in the plastics industry at General Electric in 1927. His studies resulted in extending the use of laminated plastics. In GE's molding division he pioneered work on compression molded acetates, injection molding, radomes and low pressure laminates. In 1944 he became vice president of Shaw Insulator Company. He also worked at Plax Corporation, Mycalex Corporation of America and Tech Art Plastics. In 1972 he was president of Mybroy Ceramics Corporation. A member of the Society of the Plastics Industry and the Society of Plastics Engineers, DuBois collected much of this material while writing his book, Plastics History U.S.A, published in 1972 by Cahner Publishing Company of Boston.

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

Syracuse University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

J. Harry DuBois Papers, 1940-1943

Collection consists of the personal and professional papers of J. Harry DuBois, covering his long career in the plastics industry. It includes scrapbooks and photograph albums of his family and world-wide travel for business, photographs and slides, and audio and film reels.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by J.H. Dubois in 1981.

Restrictions:

The 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:

Plastics -- Molding  Search this

Plastics  Search this

Petroleum chemicals  Search this

Chemistry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Catalogs -- 1910-1960

Citation:

J. Harry Dubois Collection of the History of Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0008

See more items in:

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cdb663ea-2edd-49ee-8bcc-91c986b21592

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0008

Collection Creator:

DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1910-1944

Scope and Contents:

Includes Trade Catalogs and advertisements for the General Bakelite Company and The Bakelite Corporation, dating from 1910 to 1944. Product line catalogs include: Luxene; Bakelite Lacquer; Bakelite Varnish; Bakelite Laminated; Gifts to Treasure; Bakelite Synthetic Resins; Bakelite Molding. Also included is a pamphlet, "Bakelite Information Number One", published by General Bakelite Co. in November 1910.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

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:

J. Harry Dubois Collection of the History of Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0008, Series 1

See more items in:

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a99715bf-adcb-4af5-b450-102c1e38073d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0008-ref10

Collection Creator:

DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986  Search this

Container:

Box 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1911-1974

Scope and Contents:

Includes Material relating to Boonton Rubber Company (later Tech Art Plastics Company), including two notebooks belonging to Richard Seabury, 1911-1923. Seabury, who was president of Boonton from 1906 to 1918, was the first to develop applications for molded Bakelite products. Also in the box are several trade catalogs and advertisements.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

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:

J. Harry Dubois Collection of the History of Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0008, Series 3

See more items in:

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8803d2137-f1f7-436a-a7b3-914ba2d83ca9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0008-ref18

Collection Creator:

DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986  Search this

Container:

Box 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1897-1929

Scope and Contents:

Includes Material relating to the Charles Burroughs Company, manufacturers of hydraulic machinery and molding equipment for plastics. Includes a trade catalog of molding equipment and hydraulic machinery (1929); photographs of Burroughs machines; copies of patents; and a blueprint for a hydraulic press (1897).

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

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:

J. Harry Dubois Collection of the History of Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0008, Series 4

See more items in:

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88fc3c201-ef89-4d9d-9228-c77ea3836d0e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0008-ref20

Collection Creator:

DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986  Search this

Container:

Box 7, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1890-1970

Scope and Contents:

Includes miscellaneous material relating to the plastics industry, dating from c. 1890 to 1970. Included are: trade catalogs for W.L. Brown & Co., selling agents for American and United Zylonite Co., pre l9OO; typescripts and reprints on various aspects of the plastics industry such as nylon molding; photographs used in DuBois's "Plastics History U.S.A.", including one of Henry Ford swinging an ax on the trunk of a plastic Ford automobile; a patent for the Recto trademark; and a photograph of Recto molded ignition timers.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

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:

J. Harry Dubois Collection of the History of Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics / Series 6: Plastic Publication & Miscellaneous Materials

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81e71dbb0-daad-4080-a20a-38718a9ea79a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0008-ref31

Names:

Charles Burroughs Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 9.7" x 7.6".)

Container:

Box 4, Item Leather Portfolio III

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Local Numbers:

AC0008-0000005.tif (AC Scan No.)

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.

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.

Topic:

Plastics industry and trade  Search this

Collection Citation:

J. Harry Dubois Collection of the History of Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics / Series 4: Charles Burroughs Co.

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep865e09067-2c58-486d-906e-2913c1a15568

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0008-ref551

Names:

Bakelite Corporation  Search this

Collection Creator:

DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (9.1" x 6.1".)

Container:

Box 1, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1931

Scope and Contents:

Page 22 from 1931 Bakelite Molded: Fifth Edition catalog

Local Numbers:

AC0008-0000008.tif (AC Scan No.)

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

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.

Topic:

Plastics industry and trade  Search this

Collection Citation:

J. Harry Dubois Collection of the History of Plastics, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics / Series 1: Bakelite Catalogs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e755f26c-f118-4881-9213-7d6382b23840

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0008-ref554

Collection Creator:

Farrington, Gertrude  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1983-1987

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.FAR, Item CT131

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Gertrude Farrington diaries

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63e3330b8-ceb8-411b-b16d-5ead9b7fe55d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-far-ref2

Creator:

Lombard Governor Company.  Search this

American Lincoln Corporation  Search this

Donor:

Sorensen, William  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:

6.75 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 2 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Patents

Price lists

Reports

Bulletins

Glass negatives

Blueprints

Catalogs

Date:

1898-1970s.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of records documenting the Lombard Governor Company: photographs (including glass plate negatives), blueprints, printed material, price lists, reports, catalogs and trade literature, bulletins, and a notebook of patents.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Printed Materials

Series 2: Glass Plate Negatives

Series 3: Blueprints

Biographical / Historical:

In 1894, Nathaniel Lombard developed the first practical water wheel governor in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Lombard's design incorporated hydraulics and a unique anti-racing device to move the gates of the largest turbines multiple times faster than any existing device. In 1904, the company moved to Ashland, Massachusetts. During the first World War, Lombard Governor produced hydraulic lathes for the manufacture of artillery shells, and special valves for the US government's Muscle Shoals nitrogen plant. At the conclusion of the war, Lombard expanded into the areas of chain saws and plastic molding injection machines. In 1962, the company changed its name to Lombard Industries. In 1964, Lombard Industries was acquired by American Lincoln Corporation and the operation was moved to Toledo, Ohio.

Provenance:

Collection donated by William Sorensen in 1962.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

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:

Hydraulic engineering  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Water-power  Search this

Water-wheels  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 20th century

Patents

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- 20th century

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Citation:

Lombard Governor Company Records, 1898-1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1091

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Lombard Governor Company Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep838c9af77-d267-4831-91c2-ac3e21f51008

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1091

Performing artist; user:

Moore, Clayton  Search this

Physical Description:

felt (part material)

rubber (part material)

resin (part material)

thermoplastic (overall material)

steel (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 6.5 cm x 13.5 cm x 12 cm; 2 9/16 in x 5 5/16 in x 4 3/4 in

Object Name:

mask

Date made:

1949 - 1957

Subject:

Lone Ranger  Search this

Actors  Search this

Radio and television broadcasting  Search this

Television broadcasts  Search this

Television  Search this

Related Publication:

Moore, Clayton, with Frank Thompson. I Was That Masked Man

National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures

Credit Line:

Gift of Dawn A. Moore

ID Number:

2000.0111.01

Accession number:

2000.0111

Catalog number:

2000.0111.01

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

National Treasures exhibit

Exhibition:

Entertainment Nation

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-422a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1188464

Designer:

Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972  Search this

Manufacturer:

Preco Inc.  Search this

Medium:

Molded plastic, metal, sheet metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 9 x 23 x 30 cm (3 9/16 x 9 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

Type:

appliances & tools

Decorative Arts

Hair clipper

Object Name:

Hair clipper

Manufactured in:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Date:

1963–64

Credit Line:

Gift of Henry Dreyfuss

Accession Number:

1972-88-186-a/h

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f6a0782a-926b-420e-848b-ef790ab3c302

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1972-88-186-a_h

Designer:

Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972  Search this

Henry Dreyfuss Associates  Search this

Bell Telephone Laboratories, Washington, DC, USA  Search this

Manufacturer:

Western Electric Manufacturing Company, USA, founded 1881  Search this

Client:

AT&T  Search this

Medium:

Molded plastic, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 9.8 x 21 x 9 cm (3 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)

Type:

appliances & tools

Decorative Arts

telephone

Object Name:

telephone

Made in:

USA

Date:

Designed 1959; this example manufactured 1960

Credit Line:

Gift of Elaine Evans Dee

Accession Number:

1990-1-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4424955fe-f815-4404-920a-38d985e0df0e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1990-1-1