Object Details
Variant company name
Established 1866 or 1880 ; Somerville, MA ; Blairsville, PA ; McKeesport, PA ; Everett, MA
Company Name
H. K. Porter Co., Inc.
Related companies
H. K. Porter Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh ; Thermoid Div. (Philadelphia, PA) ; Connors Steel Div. (Huntington, WV) ; Delta-Star Electric Div. (Chicago, IL) ; Forge & Fittings Div. (Cleveland)
Date
1900s
Record ID
SILNMAHTL_34355
Type of material
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Notes content
Compressed air locomotive repair parts and pipe line fittings ; diesel-electric locomotives ; fireless steam locomotives ; coal mine locomotives ; hydraulic pumps ; agitators ; mixers ; blenders ; kettles ; laboratory jar mills ; wood tanks ; ball mills ; pebble mills ; vacuum vessels ; pressure vessels ; "Devine" dryers ; fumigators ; heat exchangers ; extractors ; autoclaves ; bubble towers ; vulcanizers ; vacuum pumps ; fractionating columns ; impregnators ; digesters ; evaporators ; "Quimby" screw, rotex, centrifugal, and chemical pumps ; pole pruner ; bolt clippers ; wire cutters ; nut splitters ; chain cutters ; shear cutters ; body and door repair equipment ; magnet motors. Thermoid Div.: industrial rubber products ; hydraulic hose ; conveyor and elevator belting ; woven cotton and stitched canvas conveyor belting. Connors Steel Div.: roof bolts and accessories. Delta-Star Electric Div.: motor mechanisms ; dis-ruptor switch ; spool insulator cable supports ; outdoor disconnects ; power connectors ; single and multiple conductor seal-kap terminators ; distribution transformers. Forge & Fittings Div.: truck and bus hardware ; 1973 Catalog No. A200B "Hand & Power Operated Cutters".
Includes
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description
181 pieces; 3 boxes
Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Location
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic (Romaine term)
Architectural designs and building materials
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)
Electrical apparatus and equipment
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.
Hardware and hand tools
Mills and milling supplies
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies
Plastics and rubber
Pumping machinery and air compressors
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies
Topic
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"
Air-compressors
Architectural design
Automobiles
Building materials
Cosmetics
Electric apparatus and appliances
Engines
Hardware
Milling machinery
Mining machinery industry
Motor vehicles
Motors
Plastics industry and trade
Pumping machinery industry
Railroad equipment industry
Rubber industry and trade
Street-railroads
Subways
Tools
Record ID
SILNMAHTL_34355