Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Gilman Manufacturing Company Photograph Album, 1930s

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1057
Creators:
Gilman Manufacturing Company. (Janesville, Wisconsin)
Dates:
1930s
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.33 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
An album of photographs of mining equipment manufactured by Gilman Manufacturing Company, Janesville, Wisconsin, including factory scenes and forges.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photographic album, probably created in the 1930s, including images of pneumatic rock drills and related parts made by the Gilman Manufacturing Company. Many of the photographs are captioned with the name of the tool or tool part, size, and part number. Other photographs document Gilman automatic heat treating machines which hardened and tempered steel drill bits. The album includes images of the Central Drill Steel Shop of the Commerce Mining and Royalty Company in Cardin, Oklahoma, where steel bits from fourteen mines were brought for heat treatment. Photographs at the end of the album document operations in Gilman's manufacturing plant, including heat treating, milling and grinding machines, and lathes. These machines were operated by a system of overhead belts. A few loose photographs are housed in a folder.

Arrangement

Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series.
Series 1, Photograph Album, undated

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Gilman Manufacturing Company was founded in 1936 by George Gilman. The company moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1946 and remained Gilman Engineering and Manufacturing Company until 1948 when it was purchased by Parker Pen Company. It was later bought by Gisholt and then Giddings and Lewis. The company is currently associated with Johann A. Krause Maschinenfabrik of Bremen, Germany. Key products include custom, automated assembly equipment, manual stations, modular and lean cells, simultaneous engineering service, and both light and heavy duty transport systems.
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Administration

Author
Kiley Orchard
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kiley Orchard, intern, 2008; supervised by Vanessa Broussard- Simmons, archivist, 2008.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Preferred Citation
Gilman Manufacturing Company Photograph Album, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Keywords

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Factories Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drilling and boring Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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