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Crew, Spencer, Dr., 1949-
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Walker, Hal, Jr. (Hildreth), 1933-
Stephens, Lee
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1995 June 1
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0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0602
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents inventor Hal Walker and his research and development work with lasers and electric automobiles.
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Watson, Orla E., 1896-1983
Watson, Edith, (estate of)
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1946-1983
2000
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0739
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Telescoping Shopping Cart Collection, 1946-1983; 2000, provides information relating to the development of the product and the legal challenges encountered by its creator, Orla E. Watson, in the patenting, licensing, and manufacturing process. The collection is divided into three series: Series 1: Background Information, 1983;2000; Series 2: ...
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Booth, Henry, 1895-1969
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1942 - 1974
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2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0726
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers document Henry Booth's invention, use, and marketing of the PhotoMetriC custom tailoring system.
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Bagnall, James
Orensberg, Arthur
NATCO, Inc. (National Company, Inc.)
Mainberger, Walter
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1955 - 1968
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5.5 Cubic feet (16 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
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- NMAH.AC.0547
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records document the development of the first commercial atomic clocks by the National Company, Inc., (NATCO) of Malden, Massachusetts, a company known for producing specialized electronic equipment. The records include blueprints, technical drawings and schematics, technical and research reports, instruction manuals, photographs, and marketing materials.
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King, D. Ward
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1902-2005
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0.75 Cubic feet ( 2 boxes, 1 map-folder)
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- NMAH.AC.1332
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs, publications and correspondence related to D. Ward King's invention the King Road Drag, or the Split-Oak drag, which improved rural travel in the early 20th century by introducing a simple design and low-effort system for grading poor-quality roads. The King Road Drag was promoted heavily across the United States and Canada via the "Good Roads Campaign" originally sponsored by the railroad companies in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Kern, George Robert, 1894-1962 (cabinet maker, machinist)
Kern, George Robert, Jr., 1919-1987
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1936-1970
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3 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0479
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Blueprints, drawings, patent applications, patents, product photographs, correspondence, bills and receipts, advertising, and published articles related to the Kerns' products. The bulk of the material, 1949-1958, is from George Kern's files. It primarily relates to the development and marketing of the Dentagraph and high speed dental drills before the formation of the Fairfax Manufacturing Company in 1957.
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company.
Rangeloff, Evan
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circa 1910-1991
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3.5 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0716
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes thirty-eight punchboards, all unpunched and in very good to excellent condition, and featuring a range of products and imagery. The collection also includes two punchboard manufacturers' catalogs from the 1940s, which detail the money-making opportunities for jobbers and retailers. The collection also contains corresponde...
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Aronson, David, 1923-2015
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1955-1970
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3.3 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
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- NMAH.AC.0947
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the correspondence and technical documents related to David Aronson's work as an engineer with the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation. The correspondence files relate to acceptance or rejection of products and procedures used in the development and production of the company's products, responses to submissions to...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Arden, Juliette
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1884-1950
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1.4 Cubic feet (4 vertical boxes, 1 flat oversize box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0285
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection includes papers that were important to Henry, Henry B. and Juliette Arden. There is some confusion caused by the names of father and son. Juliette referred to her father as Henry, never as Harry or Henry B. Early patents, granted before his death in 1912 may have been granted to the father. All documents or correspondence later than...
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Croteau, Winnifred D.
Croteau, Kenneth S.
Small Beginnings, Inc.
Rogone, Mary S.
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1986 - 2006
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0940
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records relating to Small Beginnings, Inc., a medical supply company that designs, invents, manufactures, and distributes products for premature infants. The records include contacts with distributors, correspondence, product advertisements, patent and trademark files, photographs, a scrapbook, and oral history interviews with Kenneth S. Croteau, Mary S. "Sharon" Rogone, and Philip N. Rogone.