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Mechanical Dinosaur Jaws Vs. Replica Borealopelta Body

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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Anders K. Bak Papers

Creator:
Detroit Edison Company.  Search this
Bak, Anders K., 1892-  Search this
Names:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.  Search this
Barton Power Station (Manchester, England).  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Correspondence
Date:
1923-1970
Summary:
The collection contains papers assembled by Anders K. Bak, a Danish mechanical engineer and employee of the Detroit Edison Power Company. The papers include personal correspondence concerning the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; papers on the Parsons Steam Turbine; papers and blueprints on work done at the Barton Power Station in Manchester, England; and Detroit Edison Company background material, blueprints, articles, power plant test reports, information and data.
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence concerning the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1945, 1968, 1970; papers on the Parsons Steam Turbine, 1933; papers and blueprints on work done at the Barton Power Station, Manchester, England, 1925-1934; photographs of buildings, staff, and equipment at the Mason Laboratory of Yale University; and material on the Detroit Edison Company, including a corporate history, 1903-1923, research and operations reports, 1923-1926, and copy for a pamphlet.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Historical Background Materials, 1923-1970

Series 2: Power Plant Materials, 1917-1932

Subseries 2.1: Conners Creek Power Plant, 1917-1924

Subseries 2.2: Trenton Channel Power Plant, 1923-1925, undated

Subseries 2.3: Test Reports, 1920-1926

Subseries 2.4: Other, 1927-1932

Series 3: Miscellaneous, 1919-1933
Biographical / Historical:
Anders K. Bak was a Danish mechanical engineer and employee of the Detroit Edison Power Company. The Detroit Edison Company was incorporated on January 17, 1903, for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture, distribution and sales of electricity in the City of Detroit, the State of Michigan, and elsewhere. Construction at Conners Creek, Michigan, was begun in 1913. The site was located on the Detroit River at the outflow of Lake St. Clair and had the Detroit Terminal railway on its eastern side. In 1918 the company started work on a power plant site, the Trenton Channel Power Plant, which acquired the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River.
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the Museum's Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now the Division of Work and Industry) in the 1970s by the Detroit Edison Company.
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:
Power (Mechanics)  Search this
Turbines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Blueprints -- 20th century
Correspondence -- 20th century
Citation:
Anders K. Bak Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1065
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Anders K. Bak Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c6b3f768-0a5f-41e4-b451-d588101b1963
EDAN-URL:
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Royce L. Beers Papers

Creator:
Beers, Royce. L., 1888-  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
Extent:
1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Technical reports
Business records
Awards
Articles
Patents
Blueprints
Notebooks
Drawings
Date:
circa 1900-1969
Summary:
Collection documents stokers and fuel burners and includes patents, awards, articles, notebooks, graphs, drawings, tables, and company publications.
Scope and Contents note:
The collection consists of the personal papers of Royce L. Beers, mostly as they relate to his work in mechanical engineering. It includes trade literature, publications, articles, company records and price lists, patents, correspondence, technical reports, tables, graphs, calculations, drawings and sketches, blueprints, research notebooks, field notes, photographs, and prints. Also included are personal and biographical material, such as portraits and documents related to an awards banquet. There are several items of general interest including copies of the Ringlemann scale, a photograph of the Panama Canal Zone, reference to Nestle's Milk Products Company, and an article written by Orville Wright. In addition, there are materials relating to Mrs. Beers' hospital diet.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1, Personal Materials, circa 1900-1969

Series 2, Trade Literature, 1919-1947

Series 3, Publications, 1921-1948, undated

Series 4, Reports, 1917-1946; undated

Series 5, Blueprints, Drawings, Graphs and Tables, 1914-1949,; undated

Series 6, Engineering Research Notebooks, 1913-1945

Series 7, Photographs and Prints, undated

Series 8, Miscellaneous Materials, undated
Biographical/Historical note:
Mechanical engineer.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Railroad Trade Literature Collection NMAH.AC.1136

Central Film Service Collection NMAH.AC.1247

Seymour McIntosh and Company NMAH.AC.0985

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Stoves and Heating Industry NMAH.AC.0060

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Railroads NMAH.AC.0060

Pratt, Read and Corporation Records NMAH.AC.0320

John H. White, Jr. Railroad Reference Collection NMAH.AC.0523

Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records NMAH.AC.0001

Railroad Trade Literature Collection NMAH.AC.1136
Provenance:
Found in the collection of the Division of the History of Technology.
Restrictions:
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.
Rights:
Collection is open for research
Topic:
Stokers, Mechanical  Search this
Power (Mechanics)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 20th century
Technical reports
Business records -- 20th century
Awards
Articles -- 20th century
Patents
Blueprints
Notebooks -- 1900-1950
Drawings -- 20th century
Citation:
Royce L. Beers Papers, 1900-1969, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0880
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c94bdd0d-ccac-4352-99c7-860e67c2a46a
EDAN-URL:
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Diary

Collection Creator:
Craton, Forman H., 1902-1983  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1941
Collection Restrictions:
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:
Forman H. Craton Collection, 1902-1983, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Forman H. Craton Papers
Forman H. Craton Papers / Series 1: Memoirs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c6d6150c-095f-4702-87f4-f36c020c7763
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0454-ref268
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[Rail line among oil derricks. Active no. 14570 : stereo photonegative.]

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5" x 7".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Local Numbers:
RSN 15807
General:
Company catalog card included.
Similar to RSN 25409.
Currently stored in box 3.1.48 [37].
Company acc. no. 279823.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Power (Mechanics)  Search this
Oil well drilling rigs  Search this
Petroleum industry  Search this
Railroads  Search this
Railroads -- Trains  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 15796-15880
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fbae0be6-b254-4b6c-a27d-b78b609634f0
EDAN-URL:
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Symbols and Things Material Mathematics in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Kevin Lambert

Author:
Lambert, Kevin M. 1959-  Search this
Distributor:
Project Muse  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (x, 318 pages) illustrations
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
History
Date:
2021
19e siecle
18e siecle
19th century
18th century
Topic:
Communication en mathematiques--Histoire  Search this
Communication in mathematics--History  Search this
Mathematics--Equipment and supplies--History  Search this
Communication in mathematics  Search this
Call number:
QA24 .L363 2021 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
Non-linear
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155324

Bottle Jack

Physical Description:
brass (housing material)
iron (hooks; key; hardware; clockwork parts material)
steel (spring and other clockwork parts material)
Measurements:
overall: 4 3/4 in x 4 13/16 in x 13 3/4 in; 12.065 cm x 12.22375 cm x 34.925 cm
Object Name:
jack, bottle
jack, roasting
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Place sold:
United Kingdom: England, London
Place used:
United States: Middle Atlantic
Date made:
1850-1880
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Ivor Cornman
ID Number:
DL.62.0231
Catalog number:
62.0231
Accession number:
239502
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-43b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1452463
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"Chesterman's Patent Lever" Bottle Jack

Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
circular box containing winding gear: 15 3/4 in x 4 3/8 in; 40.005 cm x 11.1125 cm
metal ring: 2 7/16 in x 6 3/16 in; 6.19125 cm x 15.71625 cm
Object Name:
jack, roasting
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, Sheffield, Sheffield
Place used:
United States: New England
Date made:
1855 - 1885
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
ID Number:
DL.388233
Catalog number:
388233
Accession number:
182022
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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Bottle Jack

Physical Description:
brass (housing material)
iron (hook; key; hardware; clockwork parts material)
steel (spring and other clockwork parts material)
Measurements:
jack, bottle: 4 1/16 in x 4 1/16 in x 15 in; 10.31875 cm x 10.31875 cm x 38.1 cm
Object Name:
jack, roasting
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, Birmingham, Birmingham
Date made:
ca 1810 - 1850
Subject:
Cooking  Search this
Household Tools and Equipment  Search this
Kitchen utensils  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of John Paul Remensnyder
ID Number:
1982.0090.02
Accession number:
1982.0090
Catalog number:
1982.0090.02
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Food
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-43b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_319742
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Central Europe, Rhineland -- Grinding of Knife Blades in a Solingen Cottage

Collection Creator:
Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (20 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1961
Scope and Contents:
Edited film: surveys first the spillway, canal, water wheel and power mechanism at the cottage itself. Knives are then brought to be sharpened by using the grindstone, and the entire sharpening process is shown. Legacy Keywords: Germany ; Central Europe, Rhineland ; Europe
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.567; E00427
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9e3d5e77b-1e6e-4160-9d8f-5e7ee9d9a32c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-2006-02-ref1133

Central Europe, Rhineland -- Grinding of Knife Blades in a Solingen Cottage

Collection Creator:
Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (20 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1961
Scope and Contents:
Edited film: surveys first the spillway, canal, water wheel and power mechanism at the cottage itself. Knives are then brought to be sharpened by using the grindstone, and the entire sharpening process is shown. Legacy Keywords: Germany ; Central Europe, Rhineland ; Europe
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.567; E00427
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc96e02dad0-a5d8-4df0-aa7a-aa6b603220ff
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-2006-02-ref239

The power pop-up book : our planet's energy resources : production, consumption, conservation and innovation / by Claudio Vita-Finzi ; illustrated by Phil Jacobs ; [conceived and designed by Graham Brown ; paper engineering by Paul Wilgress]

Title:
Our planet's energy resources
Author:
Vita-Finzi, Claudio  Search this
Jacobs, Philip  Search this
Wilgress, Paul  Search this
Physical description:
[10] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Juvenile literature
Specimens
Date:
1991
C1991
Topic:
Power resources  Search this
Power (Mechanics)  Search this
Toy and movable books  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_745014

Energy, Earth, and everyone : a global energy strategy for spaceship Earth / by Medard Gabel, with the World Game Workshop ; with a foreword by R. Buckminster Fuller, and an afterword by Stewart Brand

Author:
Gabel, Medard  Search this
World Game Workshop (1974 : University of Pennsylvania)  Search this
Physical description:
160 p. : ill. ; 20 x 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1975
C1975
Topic:
Power resources  Search this
Energy policy  Search this
Power (Mechanics)  Search this
Ecology  Search this
Call number:
TJ163.2 .G3X
TJ163.2.G3X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_74536

On the development and transmission of power from central stations : being the Howard lectures delivered at the Society of Arts in 1893 / by William Cawthorne Unwin ..

Author:
Unwin, William Cawthorne 1838-1933  Search this
Former owner:
Newark College of Engineering DSI  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[8], 312, 24, p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1894
Topic:
Power (Mechanics)  Search this
Power transmission  Search this
Call number:
TJ153 .U62 1894
TJ153.U62 1894
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_379131

En historia om kraftmaskiner / Bengt Spade

Author:
Spade, Bengt  Search this
Sweden Riksantikvarieämbetet  Search this
Physical description:
472 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2008
C2008
Topic:
Engines--History  Search this
Motors--History  Search this
Power (Mechanics)--History  Search this
Steam-engines--History  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Boilers--History  Search this
Call number:
TJ250 .S63 2008
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_923757

Bernina feetures : a guide to presser feet, accessories, and attachments

Title:
Feetures
Author:
Bernina of America, Inc  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (looseleaf) : ill. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
199u
[c199-?]
Topic:
Sewing machines--Equipment and supplies  Search this
Pedal-powered mechanisms  Search this
Machine sewing  Search this
Call number:
TT713 .B47 1990z
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_913169

Modern energy technology : nuclear, coal, petroleum, solar, geothermal, fuel cells, oil shale, tar sands, organic wastes / staff of Research and Education Association

Author:
Research and Education Association  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. (xxxii, 1787 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1975
C1975
Topic:
Power (Mechanics)  Search this
Power resources  Search this
Call number:
TJ153 .R384 1975X
TJ153.R384 1975X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_74541

Pedal power in work, leisure, and transportation / edited by James C. McCullagh ; with contributions from David Gordon Wilson ... [et al.]

Author:
McCullagh, James C  Search this
Wilson, David Gordon 1928-  Search this
Physical description:
x, 133 p. : ill ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1977
C1977
Topic:
Pedal-powered mechanisms  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_913139

Energy technology handbook / prepared by 142 specialists ; Douglas M. Considine, editor-in-chief

Author:
Considine, Douglas M  Search this
Physical description:
1884 p. in various pagings : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Handbooks, manuals, etc
Date:
1977
C1977
Topic:
Power (Mechanics)  Search this
Power resources  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_922262

[Trade catalogs on screw presses, foot presses, hand and power shears, Corey straightener, and fine wire flattening mill]

Author:
McWilliams Mfg. Co  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries American History Trade Literature Collection DSI  Search this
Physical description:
<7> v. : ill
Type:
Catalogs
Trade catalogs
Date:
19uu
[19--]-
Topic:
Pneumatic presses  Search this
Straightening machines  Search this
Rolling-mill machinery  Search this
Pedal-powered mechanisms--Catalogs  Search this
Shears (Machine-tools)  Search this
Call number:
48931
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_497976

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