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[Trade catalogs from National Supply Co. (PA)]

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Object Details

Variant company name

Springfield, OH ; Toledo, OH ; Los Angeles, CA ; Philadelphia, PA ; Torrance, CA ; Fort Worth, TX ; Tulsa, OK

Company Name

National Supply Co. (PA)

Related companies

National Supply Co. Inc. ; National Supply Export Corp. (New York, NY ; London, United Kingdom) ; Superior Engine Div. ; National Supply Companies ; Spang-Chalfant Div. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; National Supply Co., Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) ; National Supply Co. of Delaware, Dayton Coupling Div. (Toledo, OH) ; National-Superior Co.

Date

1900s

Record ID

SILNMAHTL_34624

Type of material

Trade catalogs
Trade literature

Notes content

Distributors. One binder/manual on Superior Stationary Diesel Engines Model 8O-SX and one binder/manual on Superior Locomotive Diesel Engine Type 8LDS-1840 manufactured for Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. (Pascagoula, MS) also includes catalogs from Elliott Co. (Jeannette, PA), Woodward Governor Co. (Rockford, IL) ; "Superior" stationary diesel engines ; "Superior" diesel marine engines ; "Atlas Imperial" diesel engine ; dual fuel diesel engines ; "Superior" gas engines ; "Lister" diesel engines ; locomotive diesels ; generator sets ; "Ideal" drilling rigs ; "Ideal" rotary machines ; "Ideal" duplex power slush pumps ; tubing heads ; "Ideal" steam slush pumps ; "Ideal" hydraulic bending brakes ; triplex pumps ; unit pumpers ; gas drilling engines ; sucker rods ; well head equipment ; drill collars ; Spangseal oil well tubing ; "Spang" extreme line casing ; "Spang" double-seal shrink thread drill pipe ; bell joint clamps ; boltless couplings ; machinery, tools, and supplies for oil, gas and artesian wells

Includes

Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images

Physical description

270 pieces; 17 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)

Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies
Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.

Topic

Boats and boating
Engines
Gas well drilling
Marine machinery
Motors
Oil well drilling
Railroad equipment industry
Ships
Street-railroads
Subways
Water well drilling
Well drillers

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

SILNMAHTL_34624
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