Penn Iron Roofing and Corrugating Co., Ltd. Search this
Notes content:
three envelopes OVERSIZE ; 1888 and 1890 catalogs for a maker of iron and steel roofing materials (shingles and standing seam); steel ceiling panels and moldings ; steel clapboards and corner boards ; corrugated iron ; pressed sheet steel bricks ; roof and window flashings
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
5 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials Search this
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products ) Search this
Metalwork products (architectural and ornamental) Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.) Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural" Search this
Kelvinator Corp. ; Kelvinator Div. ; Kelvinator Sales Corp. ; Kelvinator Air Conditioning ; Nash Motors Co. (Kenosha, WI) ; Temperature Research Foundation of Nash-Kelvinator Corp. Search this
Notes content:
one container OVERSIZE ; Kelvinator commercial refrigeration equipment ; automatic coal stokers ; "Champion Coal," bituminous coal ; automatic coal burners ; electric ranges ; evaporative condensers ; temperature control products ; automatic heating units ; automatic heating boilers ; oil burners ; electric water coolers ; Nash cars built with Airflyte construction ; Chassis 1942 Technical Service Manual for Nash cars ; publications by Temperature Research Foundation
Nuffield Exports Ltd. (Oxford, United Kingdom) ; Hambro Trading Co. of America (New York, NY) ; Cunard Motor & Carriage Co. Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; Stewart & Ardern, Ltd. (London, United Kingdom) ; MG Car Co. Ltd. ; Rolls-Royce Ltd. ; Bentley Motors Ltd. ; Riley Ltd. Search this
Victor Talking Machine Co. ; Solid State Div. (in Somerville, NJ) ; Electronic Components (div. in Harrison, NJ) ; RCA Victor Co., Inc. (Camden, NJ) ; R. C. A. Institutes, Inc. ; RCA Laboratories ; Acoustical and Electromechanical Research Laboratory (Princeton, NJ) ; Missile and Surface Div. (Moorestown, NJ) ; National Broadcasting Co. ; RCA Victor Co. Ltd. (Montreal, Canada) Search this
Notes content:
nine containers OVERSIZE. Radio equipment ; Two publications in Spanish. 1920-1971 ; aviation radios ; early radios (1921-29) ; electron microscopes ; history and research ; marine radios ; radio and phonograph service data ; record catalogs ; technical papers ; television service data ; color television ; TV ; tube catalogs ; radio telephone broadcast transmitter equipment ; shortwave transmitting tube ; RCA Institutes School of Radio and Communication Technology course catalog ; David Sarnoff Research Center ; dual diversity receiver system ; intercontinental communications system ; radar set AN/PPS-12 ; 1923-1937 radio receivers and phonographs ; 1938-1942 radio receivers and phonographs ; service notes 1934 ; "Radio Enters the Home," (1922) ; Patent Notes for Engineers ; batteries ; computer transistors for switching applications ; silicon transistors ; silicon rectifiers ; "Why America Leads in Radio" ; electron tube handbook ; solid-state technology overlay ; "Radio Age" publication (Oct. 1942) ; Brenkert "80" motion picture projection
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
11.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 40 oversize folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Drawings
Correspondence
Place:
Erie (Penn.)
Date:
circa 1890-1939
Summary:
This collection contains documents related to Nagle Engine and Boiler Works, including photographs, drawings, correspondence, and catalogues.
Scope and Contents:
The collection includes drawings, blueprints, correspondence, and published materials related to Nagle Engine and Boiler Works. The collection is divided into four series.
Series 1: Personal Papers, 1912-1915, includes correspondence between T.M. Nagle and various construction companies, notably Kirschner Brothers Contractors and Builders. The correspondence is primarily concerns various additions and improvements to Nagle's private property, and dates 1912-1914. The series also includes building specifications and miscellaneous notes and calculations.
Series 2: Correspondence, 1914, includes business letters exchanged between Nagle Engine and Boiler Works and its suppliers and customers.
Series 3: Catalogues/Price Lists, 1903-1926, is composed primarily of catalogues, including a leather-bound book containing blank graphing paper and several catalogues, which was given to B.P. Morse of Morse Brothers Machinery Company. Also included are price lists, circulars and bulletins, and a book of testimonials from Nagle customers. In addition, this series contains some loose sheets including ads and articles referencing Nagle products and an instruction sheet for a Hassle Oil Engine.
Series 4: Photographs, undated, is divided into folders based on subject. There are photographs featuring standard boilers, vertical and wheeled boilers, steam engines, and miscellaneous parts. One folder contains images of Nagle products printed on cardstock for use in publication.
Series 5: Drawings, 1890-1938, includes oversize blueprints, tables, and diagrams produced by Nagle Engine and Boiler Works and Pennsylvania Boiler Works. Steam engines make up the bulk of the series, although boilers and miscellaneous parts are also represented.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into five series.
Series 1: Personal Papers, 1912-1915
Series 2: Correspondence, 1914
Series 3: Catalogues and Price Lists, 1903-1926
Series 4: Photographs, undated
Series 5: Drawings, circa 1890-1938
Biographical / Historical:
Nagle Engine and Boiler Works was founded by T.M. Nagle in 1879 and incorporated in 1896. The company was based in Erie, Pennsylvania, and was affiliated with Pennsylvania Boiler Works. For over fifty years, Nagle Engine and Boiler Works manufactured steam engines and boilers, including the Corliss engine model. It ceased production in 1940.
Related Materials:
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Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
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.
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:
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, 1 map folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Drawings
Articles
Blueprints
Trade catalogs
Photographs
Proposals
Price lists
Date:
1869-1960
bulk 1875-1912
Summary:
The collection documents a company founded in the 1840s in Erie, Pennsylvania as Presque Isle Foundry. It changed its name to Erie City Iron Works in 1851. Erie City iron Works made engines (stationary, portable and agricultural), boilers, and circular saw mills. The documents include products through catalogs, trade literature, photographs, blueprints and drawings.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents the Erie City Iron Works of Erie, Pennsylvania. It includes trade literature, catalogs, price lists and advertisements; drawings and blueprints; photographs of engines and boilers; and articles.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into four series.
Series 1, Catalogs/Pricelists, 1869-1953, undated
Series 2, Drawings 1884-1889; 1941-1953, undated
Series 3, Photographs, undated
Series 4, Miscellaneous, 1912, 1919, 1960
Biographical / Historical:
The Erie City Iron Works was founded in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1840 as Presque Isle Foundry. It changed its name to Erie City Iron Works in 1851. Over its history, it experienced several name changes: Zurn Industries' Energy Division, Aalborg Industries, and Erie Power Technologies, Inc. Today, the parent company, CMI Belgium, is a global supplier of steam-generating products and services to the power industry and general industrial steam market.
Provenance:
Source of acquisition unknown. Collected by the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, now known as the Division of Work and Industry.
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.
Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
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:
Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
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:
Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
