Ryerson special machinery and machine tools sales bulletins, 1912-1919
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Summary
- Creator:
- Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History, and Pollay, Richard W.
- Abstract:
- Metal and machinery manufacturing firm founded in 1842, based in Chicago, Ill. Collection includes numbered bulletins and catalogs describing a variety of milling, metal-working and other industrial machinery and machine parts and tools as well as varieties of metal stock. Bulletins also include technical specifications, suggested uses, testimonials of users and promotional materials showing Ryerson metals used in airplanes, automobiles and other manufactured items. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11667
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes numbered bulletins and catalogs describing a variety of milling, metal-working and other industrial machinery and machine parts and tools as well as varieties of metal stock. Bulletins also include technical specifications, suggested uses, testimonials of users and promotional materials showing Ryerson metals used in airplanes, automobiles and other manufactured items. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
- Biographical / historical:
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Metal and machinery manufacturing firm founded in 1842, based in Chicago, Ill. Incorporated 1888; public stock offering 1996.
- Acquisition information:
- The Joseph T. Ryerson Son special machinery and machine tools sales bulletins were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2013.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Richard Collier, Sept. 2018;
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2013-0061
- Arrangement:
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Aranged numerically by bulletin number.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Joseph T. Ryerson & Son special machinery and machine tools sales bulletins, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.