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Sketch of regulator for jacket driving pump by William A. Bicknell, October 24, 1894. Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation Records (AC0916-0000003)
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Pumped Up

A collection survey led me to the discovery of previously unknown drafting notebooks (1892-1898). Learn more about these notebooks, what they contain, and their owner.

Casey Cater gives a lecture
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Video Lecture: Race, Class, and Hydroelectricity in Progressive Era Georgia

Casey Cater, Lemelson Center Fellow and Ph.D. candidate at Georgia State, discusses how electric energy was marketed and sold in the post-war south.

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Allis-Chalmers Corporation Records, 1847-1988

Inventor Name Allis-Chalmers Corporation

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Bobcat Company Records, 1940s-2009

Inventor Name Keller, Louis and Cyril

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Blazer Family Papers, 1864-1965

Inventor Name Blazer, A.N.

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Elmer A. Sperry Diesel Engine Papers, 1908-1929

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer

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Samuel Baylin fonds, 1922-1984

Inventor Name Baylin, Samuel

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Henry A. Duc Papers, 1840-1909

Inventor Name Duc, Henry A., Sr.

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Milton C. Steuber Papers, 1900-1976

Inventor Name Steuber, Milton C.,

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Charles J. Anderson, Jr., Papers, 1932-1940

Inventor Name Anderson, Charles J., Jr. Repository Fenton Historical Society67 Washington StreetJamestown, New York 14701http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/Fenton.htm

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Roger Edge Clapp Papers, 1942-1991

Inventor Name Clapp, Roger Edge Repository American Institute of PhysicsCenter for History of PhysicsNiels Bohr LibraryOne Physics EllipseCollege Park, MD 20740http://www.aip.org/history/

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Morris John Gardner Papers, 1800-1842

Inventor Name Gardner, Morris John Repository York County Heritage Trust250 E. Market StreetYork, PA 17403717-848-1587http://www.yorkheritage.org/ Physical Description 1 folder.

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Jonathan Morgan Papers, 1821-1871

Inventor Name Morgan, Jonathan Repository Maine Historical Society489 Congress StreetPortland, ME 04101207-774-1822www.mainehistory.org Physical Description 15 items.

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Aristide Rieffel Collection, 1873-1943

Inventor Name Rieffel, Aristide

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Bernard Behrend Papers, 1830-1982 (bulk 1890-1932)

Inventor Name Behrend, Bernard

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Brennan Motor Manufacturing Company records, 1900-1961

Inventor Name Unknown Repository Onondaga Historical AssociationResearch Center311 Montgomery StreetSyracuse, NY 13202http://www.cnyhistory.org/

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Capitol Gears, Inc. Company Records, 1905-1994

Inventor Name Unknown Repository Minnesota Historical Society345 W. Kellogg Blvd.,St. Paul, MN 55102-1906651-296-6126http://www.mnhs.org/library/index.html

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Kingsford Foundry and Machine Company Records, 1898-1926

Inventor Name Kingsford Foundry Repository National Museum of American HistorySmithsonian InstitutionDivision of Work and IndustryWashington, D.C. 20560202-633-3920 Physical Description 0.7 cu. ft. ; 0.020 cu. meters

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Warshaw Collection, Inventions, Stereographs, 1880s

Inventor Name Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

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Orlan W. Boston Papers, 1926-1950

Inventor Name Boston, Orlan W.

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